Durga Puja is a six day celebration - Mahalaya, Shashthi and Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Nabami and Vijayadashami.
The festivities of Durga Puja has gripped the nation as it marks the celebration of good over evil. The festival celebrates the victory of the goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura.
It's a six day celebration - Mahalaya, Shashthi and Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Nabami and Vijayadashami.
1. The one with the Kumari puja!
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Devotees perform rituals as they escort six-year old Hindu girl Anushka Chetterjee, dressed as the Hindu goddess Durga, to a 'pandal', the temporary worship place for the "Kumari" puja rituals, during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata on September 28, 2017. (Photo: AFP)
2. Little angels!
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Indian Nepali Hindus celebrate during the Fulpati procession marking the seventh day of the Dasain festival (bijaya dashami) in Siliguri on September 27, 2017. (Photo: AFP)
3. Of rituals and prayers!
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An Indian priest performs a ritual for during the Hindu festival Durga Puja in Allahabad on September 27, 2017. (Photo: AFP)
4. Pandal hopping!
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People visit a Durga Puja pandal on the occasion of Maha Asthami in Kolkata on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)
5. The mandatory Durga Puja selfie!
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Women taking selfie with Goddess Durga''s idol at a pandal during Durga Puja festival in Gurugram on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)
6. Of customs and traditions!
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Indian Hindu devotees perform rituals with traditionally decorated banana trees wrapped in a sari, symbolising the wife of Hindu god Ganesha, near the holy river Ganges during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata on September 27, 2017. (Photo: AFP)
7. Devil's face!
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An Indian vendor paints pumpkins to resemble demons at a wholesale market during the Durga Puja festival in Chennai on September 28, 2017.
8. Keep up the Puja spirit!
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Rains in Guwahati did not stop people to visit Durga Puja pandals on Friday. (Photo: Facebook)
