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Durga Puja is an event of celebration and supplication for thousands of Hindus in India. The festival is celebrated as a commemoration of Durga's triumph over the demon Mahisasura in Hindu mythology.
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A family is filmed while offering Surya Puja to the sun on the occasion of Durga Puja at Katwaria Sarai, Delhi. The women of the family are seen offering fruits, flowers and water to the sun as part of the ritual during Durga Puja.
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The temple bells chime in conjunction with the conch shells blown by devotees during Durga puja at Katwaria Sarai in Delhi. The temple is abuzz with activities on this auspicious day to honour Durga and celebrate women.
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A family is filmed while offering Surya Puja to the sun on the occasion of Durga Puja at Katwaria Sarai, Delhi. The women of the family are seen offering fruits, flowers and water to the sun as part of the ritual during Durga Puja.
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Temple priest distributes Asthami Prasad during Durga Puja at Katwaria Sarai. The food prepared for offering to the gods during any religious ritual is referred to as Prasad in Hinduism.
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Devotees at a temple in Katwaria Sarai, Delhi take blessings that come in the form of the flames during Sandhya Puja during the Durga Puja celebration.
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Women, men, children sit on the floors of the temple at Katwaria Sarai in Delhi. The devotees feast on the food prepared as offering for the goddess Durga. The gods are offered the specially made food after which devotees follow.
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The Hindu ritual of consigning sacrifices in flames is known as Havan in simple terms like this one in a smaller private celebration.
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Durga Puja held indoors during the Corona Pandemic with less fanfare than the previous celebrations. The mood is subdued as evident in this clip. The event of Maha Aarti with devotees mostly women holding a lit Diya or lamp in each hand.
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Devotees begin preparing for a ritual of garlanding the idol of goddess Durga with flowers and leaves of Wood Apple. Diyas are lit and prasad or food for the god prepared while the priest can be heard chanting in the background.
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Devotees at the banks of a waterbody in Katwaria Sarai, Delhi on the last of the Durga Puja celebrations. Devotees with chants drag the huge idol of goddess Durga into the water as a send-off.
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Social distancing and wearing masks have taken a backseat with devotees and temple priests removing the idol of goddess Durga after 10 days of rituals and celebrations.
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Social distancing and wearing masks have taken a backseat with devotees and temple priests removing the idol of goddess Durga after 10 days of rituals and celebrations.
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Devotional songs fill the air as devotees take part in the Maha aarti during Durga Puja Dashami. The priest is sen with an offertory plate filled with flames from clarified butter and standing in front of the idol of goddess Durga.
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Devotees at a temple in North India light diyas or traditional earthen lamps in front of the idol of goddess Durga as part of the celebration of Durga Puja.
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Corona pandemic has changed how we celebrate festivals in India. This is one such example where the celebrations are limited to close-knit groups instead of the gathering of thousands which are common before the pandemic.
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Women dressed for the festivities of Durga Puja circle around the priest at a Pandal in CR Park in Delhi. The women are seen offering flowers known as Anjali Puja which is an important ritual of the festival celebration.
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Durga Puja is an important festival for Hindus especially from eastern India and this involves idols of the Hindu goddess Durga. This shack on the sidewalk in New Delhi is lined with multiple clay idols as they await customers.
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Religious idols are supposed to be small and portable, so that the divinity is the focus and not the size. As idols became larger and larger, it no longer was possible for humans to lift them! Along comes an innovative solution...
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Much drumming and festivity mark the Durga Puja celebrations in New Delhi. A rangoli is prepared on the ground. An elaborate puja / pooja ceremony with incantations and prayers marks the festivities.
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Religion teaches mankind about humanity and love. In India every festival is an opportunity to spread love and happiness among all.
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Much ullulation, bvell ringing, drumming and festivity mark the Durga Puja celebrations in New Delhi. A rangoli is prepared on the ground. An elaborate puja / pooja ceremony with incantations and prayers marks the festivities.
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Much festivity, celebration, fanfare, pomp and religious fervour, as well as prayers and formalities accompany the carriage of the idol for immersion in a water body at the end of the Durga Puja celebration period.
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