Today (Oct 8) is the last day of the immerson of the Goddess Durga. More than 3000 idols have been immersed along the banks of river Hoogly over the past two days. Women with vermillion-streaked faces. (Pic1). Married women smear one another with sindur and pray for long and happy married lives. Women with vermillion-streaked faces infront of the deity.(Pic2).An elderly woman bidding Goddess farewell (Pic3).According to legend, goddess Durga returns to her mother Menoka and father Giriraj during puja. Arriving with her sons and daughters Kartik,Ganesh, Lakshmi and Saraswati, and two friends Jaya and Bijoya, Goddess stays with her parents for four days, only to return to her in laws house on ‘dashami’ (the concluding day of the festival).Vehicle carring idol. (Pic4).
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