Festivities are set to make a grand comeback this Durga Puja after a two-year hiatus. Devotees across the country are geared up to bring back the revelry which had disappeared post outbreak of an uninvited pandemic. Here’s a glimpse into the preparations underway for Dussehra.
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This Goddess Durga idol weighing one metric ton will be installed at the mandap of Beniatola Sarbojanin Durga Puja community in North Kolkata. A crane was used to carry the idol from workshop to pandal.
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An artist makes an idol of Goddess Durga at a workshop ahead of Durga Puja festival in Meerut.
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An artist applies paint on an idol of Goddess Durga at a workshop in Nagaon district.
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Closeup shot of an artist drawing the eyes of Maa Durga. The third eye design in this sculpture is eye-catching.
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Artist in Jaipur gives shape to clay idols that will surround Goddess Durga at the mandap.
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Idol making underway at a workshop in Kolkata
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This looks like a hut but it's a puja pandal designed in Kolkata for Durga Puja.
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An artist decorates mini idol of Goddess Durga in Kolkata.
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Decorations for Durga Puja pandal.
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Many traditional artists have been roped in to decorate the pandals in Kolkata, in an attempt to financially help them tide over the pandemic crisis.
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