Durga Puja 2023- As festivities come to an end, devotees bid adieu to Goddess Durga- See Pics

Durga Puja 2023: As festivities come to an end, devotees bid adieu to Goddess Durga- See Pics1/30

The Durga Puja festival comes to an end today. Vijayadashami or the 10th day marks the end of it. Durga Puja is also known as Sharodotsav. It is an annual Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian subcontinent. People revere and pay homage to the Hindu goddess Durga. It is celebrated because of goddess Durga’s victory over Mahishasura (demon). In the month of Ashwin, the festival is observed in the Indian calendar. It corresponds to September–October in the Gregorian calendar. Here are some pictures from the festivities. Have a look!2/30

A devotee takes picture of an idol of Hindu goddess Durga at a temporary worship venue in the early hours of the final day of Durga Puja festival in Kolkata on October 24. (Image: AP)

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Women apply vermillion on each other as they participate in ‘Sindoor Khela’ on ‘Vijayadashami’ in Jaipur (Image: PTI)

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Women apply vermillion on police personnel as they participate in ‘Sindoor Khela’ in Mumbai. (Image: PTI)

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An idol of goddess Durga being immersed (Visarjan) on the banks of river Ganga on ‘Vijayadashami’ marking the end of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata on October 24. (Image: PTI)

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Devotees carry an idol of Goddess Durga for immersion in Ganga river on ‘Vijayadashami’ in Kolkata. (Image: PTI)

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People wait in queue to enter a communityPujapandal on Saptami duringDurgaPujafestival in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

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Devotees perform ‘Aarti’ (traditional Dhunuchi dance) on ‘Maha Saptami’ of theDurgapujafestival at apujapandal, in Tezpur, Assam. (PTI Photo)

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A ‘pujapandal’ themed on the musical instruments for theDurgaPujafestival, in Guwahati. (PTI Photo)

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DeviDurgaat a communityPujapandal on ‘Maha Saptami’ of theDurgaPujacelebrations, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

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Devotees offer prayers to the idol of goddess Durga during Durga Puja Festival at a community centre of Sector 15 in Gurugram. (PTI Photo)

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Devotees at a community ‘pujapandal’ during ‘Maha Sasthi’ ofDurgaPujafestival, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

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Devotees stand in queue to worship GoddessDurgainside the illuminated tram, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

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A communitypujapandal is made in the colours of the football club Mohun Bagan at a park which is considered as the birthplace of the club, on ‘Shashti’ during theDurgaPujafestival, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

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A community ‘puja pandal’ themed on ‘surrogacy’ during Durga Puja festival in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

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People visit the Bharatiya Nav Yuvak Sangh puja pandal in Ranchi. (PTI Photo)

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A community ‘puja pandal’ themed on ‘Under the Sea’ during ‘Panchami’ of Durga Puja festival in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

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A Durga Puja pandal at Lokhandwala Kandivali East Mumbai. (Courtesy: Sangya Bhattacharyya and DevalinaMukherjee)

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A community puja pandal theming Disney Land in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

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A boat-shaped community puja pandal in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

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Kolkata: A community Durga Puja pandal designed on the theme of Ram Mandir. (PTI)

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A community puja pandal themed on an ‘Up side down’ approach, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

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A puja pandal in Kolkata. (PTI)

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A community puja pandal in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

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Kolkata: A community puja pandal in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

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A community puja pandal designed in the shape of a bell in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

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Kolkata: A community Durga Puja pandal illuminated with lights. (PTI)

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Devotees visit a community Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

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Kolkata: A community puja pandal. (PTI Photo)

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Kolkata: A community puja pandal. (PTI Photo)