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Apatani women celebrating the impending wedding with a communal feast.

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Greased pole climbing a part of Hornbill Festival, Nagaland. The traditional sport is very common among most Naga tribes.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony

Men of all age groups and stature go for morning walks to breathe in the fresh morning air. It is said breathing exercise in the morning helps in the better functioning of internal organs and keeps the brain active.

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Ritu Beri, Indian fashion designer speaks about her wedding collection. She says, "It was a complete inspired show and I always enjoy doing clothes for a bride and I have been doing lots of Thurso being the wedding season I decided to a co…

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Help us identify the models seen here at the First round of the Femina Miss India 2007 beauty pageant.

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Indian women showcase 2000's fashion and styles in India, with a ramp-walk offering. Lot sof hot pink, strappy dresses and blacks, with blocky footwear designs on display... Very floral beachwear type busy prints. Gayatri fashion show 2006

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The largest religious festival of the Bangali Hindu community—Durga Puja would be held within a week. Artisans from different places are busy in making idols for the festival around the clock in around shops.

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The largest religious festival of the Bangali Hindu community—Durga Puja would be held within a week. Artisans from different places are busy in making idols for the festival around the clock in around shops.

West Bengal·ceremony · dance

Dhakis preforming their art to play this traditional drum known as dhak, inside a durga Puja pandal in Kolkata.

West Bengal·ceremony · festival

Durga Puja carnival scenario at Kolkata, the capital of the state of West Bengal. Durga Puja, also referred to as Durgotsava or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga.

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Priests performing religious rituals on the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja. Devotees worshiping the Goddess Durga with great enthusiasm and excitement.

West Bengal·ceremony · river

On the last day of Durga puja the married women play with vermillion in Kolkata. this is a ritual that is celebrated by the married women as a token of farewell to goddess Durga.

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Priests performing religious rituals on the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja. Devotees worshiping the Goddess Durga with great enthusiasm and excitement.

West Bengal·ceremony · festival

Devotees worshiping the Goddess Durga with great enthusiasm and excitement. Durga Puja - the ceremonial worship of the mother goddess, is one of the most important festivals of India.

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The Durga Puja at Chittaranjan Park in New Delhi is one of the most prominent ones in the whole of North India.

West Bengal·ceremony · river

The tradition of dhak is an indispensable part of Durga Puja since ages. During the week of Durga Puja, in the entire state of West Bengal as well as in large enclaves of Bengalis everywhere, life comes to a complete standstill.

West Bengal·ceremony · politics

Decorative lights in the streets of Kolkata is a very mesmerizing scene during the Durga puja. These lights which light up the streets of Kolkata during Durga puja are mostly made in the district Chandannagar of Kolkata.

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Durga Puja - the ceremonial worship of the mother goddess, is one of the most important festivals of India.

West Bengal·ceremony · river

Durga puja mood starts off with the Mahishasuramardini -- a two-hour radio programme that has been popular with the community since the 1950s. While earlier it used to be conducted live, later a recorded version began to be broadcast.

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Dhak players at Durga Puja pandal on Maha Sashthi in Chittaranjan Park in New Delhi. The dhak is a huge membranophone instrument from India. The shapes differ from the almost cylindrical to the barrel.

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Durga Puja, also referred to as Durgotsava or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga.

ceremony · festival

The Durga Puja at Chittaranjan Park in New Delhi is one of the most prominent ones in the whole of North India.

West Bengal·ceremony · river

Pandals and idols inspired by a particular theme have been the hallmark of many community or Sarbajanin Pujas in Kolkata since the 1990s.