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Durga pooja in Siliguri
A Hindu woman blows a conch-shell as a part of a ritual during the immersion of an idol of Hindu goddess Durga in the river Mahananda on the last day of Durga Puja festival in the northeastern Indian city of Siliguri on October 24. In Hindu mythology, Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil. The Durga Puja is the biggest religious festival of Bengali Hindus.
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Siliguri immersion
A boy jumps as devotees immerse an idol of Hindu goddess Durga into the waters of the river Mahananda on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Siliguri on October 24.
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Applying sindhur
Hindu women apply "sindhur", or vermillion powder, on each other as part of a ritual in front of an idol of Hindu goddess Durga on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Siliguri on October 24. The Durga Puja is the biggest religious festival of Bengali Hindus.
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