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West Bengal·ceremony · monsoon

Due to heavy rainfall in Kolkata this year during Durga puja, many pandals were wet with water.

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.

festival · ceremony

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.

festival · ceremony

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.

ceremony · river

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.

ceremony · river

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.

festival · ceremony

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.

festival · ceremony

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.

ceremony · festival

Before the immersion of the Goddess in Yamuna water all the married women of the locality offer her sweet and water, bidding her goodbye.

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After the days of festivities and fun (Navratri) come to an end, Durga Visarjan is performed. It is celebrated on the last day of Navratri and the devotees bid farewell to Maa Durga.

river · highway

Devotees carry out Durga idol from a truck with faith and the pain of saying goodbye to the Goddess.

river · festival

Along with Maa Durga idol, devotees also immerse the offerings made to the Goddess with a dip in the water.

dance · river

Devotees smear powdered colour and dance as they bid adieu to Goddess Durga. Vijayadashami celebrations include processions to a river or ocean front that involve carrying clay statues of Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha and Kartikeya, ac…

dance · river

Devotees smear powdered colour and dance as they bid adieu to Goddess Durga. Vijayadashami celebrations include processions to a river or ocean front that involve carrying clay statues of Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha and Kartikeya, ac…

ceremony · river

This is a cute and unique ritual not to be missed on the 8th day ‘Maha Ashtami’. Girls aged 7 to 9 are dressed as Goddesses and worshipped. These girls are seen as pure and thus, are ideal for the manifestations of the Divine Mother.

river · lake

Collecting fish from the fish harvesting at the Loktak Lake. Fish yield from the lake is reported to be about 1,500 tonnes (6,600,000 lb) every year.

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Brigadier Ashok Abbey says "I would like to congratulate you Rupin and the entire Dang family for bringing out this book. You've compiled, you've edited it and I can see some good photographs of Mr. Dang taken by Vibha and Ahilya.

Uttar Pradesh·river · ceremony

Short-cut nectaring for apis florea bees! A swarm of Honeybees, Apis dorsata swarm around food items offered by devotees to Hindu gods. Rolling in balls the honeybees swarm on the puffed rice lying on the offering plate.

lake · river

A community of Pond Skaters found by the wildfilmsindia team in India. Water striders are able to walk on top of water due to a combination of several factors.

Maharashtra·river · fort

Bhandardara is a beautiful yet less known hill station and a holiday resort village on the western coast of India. The village is located in the Ahmednagar district of the state of Maharashtra, about 185 kilometers (115 mi) from Mumbai.

lake · river

Pond skaters use surface tension to walk on water in Rajasthan. Gerridae is a family of insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly known as water striders, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, or jesus bugs.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

Mela or a temporary adventure park near the Kumbh venue leveraging the footfall in Allahabad. Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river.

river · hills

Mahindra Scorpio SUV's get onto a ferry to cross the Brahmaputra at Saikhwo Ghat, in order to reach the Mishmi Hills. The only way to cross river Brahmaputra is by ferry, to reach the Mishmi hills. Mahindra’s popular SUV.