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Durga Puja festival in West Bengal. People worship in front of a huge idol of goddess Durga. Bengali women can be seen playing Sindoor Khela or the game of smearing Vermillion.

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Chhath Puja celebrated on the sixth day after Delhi, is observed mainly in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. But as many people from those states have moved to Delhi, it has become an important festival in the national capital.

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Indian devotees carry offerings to Sun God on their heads on the banks of river Yamuna in New Delhi. Chhath Puja celebrated on the sixth day after Delhi, is observed mainly in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

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Indian devotees carry offerings to Sun God on their heads on the banks of river Yamuna in New Delhi. One can see there is an open kitchen for devotees.

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Beautiful rakhis on display in the stores of Delhi. Various types of rakhis are available in the markets.

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Beautiful rakhis on display in the stores of Delhi. Various types of rakhis are available in the markets.

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The Garhwalis and kumaonis touch holy stone and take Barahi Devi's blessings before going to battlefield.

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Devotees, both men and women gather in the ghats to pray and make offerings to the sun god and his sister. Thalis or plates loaded with fruits, vegetables, garlands people pray and make wishes to the gods.

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As a part of the ancient ritual of Chhath Puja, the devotees offer prayings to the Sun god and her sister by doing prostration march.

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Devotees pray to the sun god and make offerings to the Sun god while standing in water. The offerings are made to the Chhathi Maiya. Standing in water for a long period of time they are offerings 'arghyas' to the rising and setting sun.

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Clad in traditional attire men and women stand in the cold water in winter to pray to the Sun god and offer 'arghya' to the sun rising.Chhath Puja is one of the ancient rituals that date backs to the Vedic times.

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Ganesh, Lord of the Lords, before conducting any new work or venture prayers are offered to Lord Ganesha for the success of any such venture.

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A local from Barsana performs a traditional Holi song on the auspicious occasion of Holi, the festival of colours. Then he briefly explains the meaning of the song.

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Ganesh Chaturthi, in Hinduism, the 10-day festival marks the birth of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha, the god of prosperity and wisdom.

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Ganpati Visarjan has been gaining tremendous popularity in Delhi over the years. One can see hundreds of devotees thronging all the roads leading to the banks of river Yamuna.

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Tools in a garage in Gautam Nagar are cleaned and covered with a flower garland and marigold flowers before the start the puja. Sweets and incense sticks are lit around the tools before the puja.

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Devotees offer prayers to Lord Ganesha before immersing the idol into the river. Thousands of people gather to bid farewell to their beloved Ganesha on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi.

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On the occasion of Vishwakarma Day, garage workers at a garage in Gautam Nagar clean their tools to be kept for prayer. The owner of the garage arranges the tools and puts garlands around them.

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Vishwakarma Puja is celebrated on September 17 in Assam, UP, Karnataka, Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Tripura. Vishwakarma Day is also celebrated a day after Diwali, along with Govardhan Puja.

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Vishwakarma day celebrations take place a day after Diwali where after offering prayer to Lord Vishwakarma some people set up a street-side soup kitchen to offer to the masses as a thank you to Lord Vishwakarma.

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Out of the five days’ huge Diwali festivities, the fourth day is celebrated as the Govardhan Puja. This festival is also known as the Annakoot Puja in some parts of the country.

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Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic nature of the content. Indians celebrate Charak festival in West Bengal.

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Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic nature of the content. Indians celebrate Charak festival in West Bengal.