IN PHOTOS: How India celebrated Durga Puja 2024
Updated On: 13 October, 2024 07:15 PM IST | Raaina Jain
Durga Puja 2024 was celebrated across India with much fanfare. From ‘Dhunuchi Naach to ‘Sindoor Khela’, many traditions were followed in different states of the country. Here are some glimpses of the festival. (Pics: PTI/AFP)
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Durga Puja 2024 was celebrated across India with much fanfare. From ‘Dhunuchi Naach to ‘Sindoor Khela’, many traditions were followed in different states of the country. Here are some glimpses of the festival. (Pics: PTI/AFP)
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Devotees perform ‘Dhunuchi Nach` dance during a procession for ‘visarjan’ (idol immersion) on the banks of the Ganga river marking the end of the Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata
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Devotees perform `Dhunuchi Nach` dance in front of an idol of Goddess Durga during `Arti` ritual amid the Durga Puja festival in Varanasi
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Hindu priests perform `Havan` or a religious ritual in front of an idol of the goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival in Amritsar
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Devotees take part in a ritual `Sindoor Khela` wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of the idol of Goddess Durga during Durga Puja festival in Chandigarh
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Young girls dressed as Goddess Durga sit near the deity`s idol during the traditional `Kumari Puja` as a part of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata
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Devotees immerse an idol of Goddess Durga at the end of the Durga Puja festival celebrations at Bolpur in Birbhum district, West Bengal
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An idol of Goddess Durga being immersed during visarjan marking the end of the Durga Puja festival at Dharmanagar area in North Tripura district
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