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Bengali woman also a committee member of the C.R. Park Mela Ground Durga Puja committee distributes marigold flowers along with belpatra (Aegle Marmelos leaves) for pushpanjali on Ashtami.

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Durga Puja celebrations run parallel with Navratri, a Hindu festival where nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped.

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Durga Puja celebrations are observed alongside Navratri in Chittaranjan Park, often referred to as Delhi’s mini Bengal. Large pandals are set up featuring idols of Goddess Durga, attracting devotees for पूजा and rituals.

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Sandhi Puja preparations underway at Mela Ground in C.R. Park Durga Puja celebrations run parallel with Navratri, a Hindu festival where nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped.

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Ladies prepare their thalis to apply vermillion on goddesses’ feet. Sindoor-Khela or the age-old vermilion game is as old as Durga Puja itself.

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Of all the Ashtamis, Durga Ashtami also known as Maha Ashtami is the most auspicious and providential one. Durga is the chief deity or Shakti as per the philosophy of Shaktism and manifests in her ten forms known as Mahavidyas.

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Benali women olunteers offer arati / aarti prayers to devotees at Durga Puja pandal in Delhi. Durga Puja attracts a large number of people of different ethnicity. This can be witnessed in C.R. Park.

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Of all the Ashtamis, Durga Ashtami also known as Maha Ashtami is the most auspicious and providential one. Durga is the chief deity or Shakti as per the philosophy of Shaktism and manifests in her ten forms known as Mahavidyas.

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Maha Ashtami aarti being offered to devotees at Matri Mandir in Safdarjung Enclave, Delhi. Durga Puja celebrations run parallel with Navratri, a Hindu festival where nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped.

ceremony · dance

Women from Bengal dance to the beats of the Bengali dhak drum at Matri Mandir Durga Puja pandal. The dhak is used during Durga Puja celebrations.

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Durga Puja celebrations run parallel with Navratri, a Hindu festival where nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped.

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Durga Puja celebrations run parallel with Navratri, a Hindu festival where nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped.

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Durga Puja is a celebration of divine feminine power and victory over the evil demon ‘Mahishasura’ who was blessed not to be defeated by any man or God.

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Volunteers of the C.R. Park Mela Ground Durga Puja committee distributes marigold flowers along with belpatra (Aegle marmelos leaves) for pushpanjali on Ashtami. The priest then chants the mantras.

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Durga Puja celebrations run parallel with Navratri, a Hindu festival where nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped.

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The Dhakis are the people who have the talent to play this huge drum-like instrument called Dhak. They have been playing this traditional instrument for generations.

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Durga Puja spans 10 days filled with packed elaborate rituals. You will find a stunning display of creativity and art in the form of innovative themed pandals and idols.

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Durga Puja is a celebration of divine feminine power and victory over the evil demon ‘Mahishasura’ who was blessed not to be defeated by any man or God.

ceremony

Durga Puja celebrations run parallel with Navratri, a Hindu festival where nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped.

ceremony

The Dhakis are the people who have the talent to play this huge drum-like instrument called Dhak. They have been playing this traditional instrument for generations.

dance · ceremony

Dhunuchi naach at D-Block pandal in C.R. Park was full of enthusiasm and youthful energy. If you ever visit Delhi during Durga Puja do not miss out on the D-Block pandal in C.R. Park as the aesthetics here are beautiful.

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Dhunachi is a Bengali incense burner used for one of the stages during aarti or ritualized dance worship.

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Ritualised dance worship by a Bengali couple and a Sikh boy with other Bengalis at the Greater Kailash - II during Durga Puja celebrations.