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The Making of the Goddess
Kumartoli, the idol makers' hub in north Kolkata, is working round the clock to give finishing touches to the idols of Goddess Durga and her children. Glimpses of the making of the goddess barely ten days ahead of the Durga Puja when entire West Bengal and other parts of India would deck up to celebrate the biggest festival of the Bengalis. Images by Surajit Bag/IBNS
Kumartoli, the idol makers' hub in north Kolkata, is working round the clock to give finishing touches to the idols of Goddess Durga and her children. Glimpses of the making of the goddess barely ten days ahead of the Durga Puja when entire West Bengal and other parts of India would deck up to celebrate the biggest festival of the Bengalis. Images by Surajit Bag/IBNS
Kumartoli, the idol makers' hub in north Kolkata, is working round the clock to give finishing touches to the idols of Goddess Durga and her children. Glimpses of the making of the goddess barely ten days ahead of the Durga Puja when entire West Bengal and other parts of India would deck up to celebrate the biggest festival of the Bengalis. Images by Surajit Bag/IBNS
Kumartoli, the idol makers' hub in north Kolkata, is working round the clock to give finishing touches to the idols of Goddess Durga and her children. Glimpses of the making of the goddess barely ten days ahead of the Durga Puja when entire West Bengal and other parts of India would deck up to celebrate the biggest festival of the Bengalis. Images by Palash Mondal/IBNS
Kumartoli, the idol makers' hub in north Kolkata, is working round the clock to give finishing touches to the idols of Goddess Durga and her children. Glimpses of the making of the goddess barely ten days ahead of the Durga Puja when entire West Bengal and other parts of India would deck up to celebrate the biggest festival of the Bengalis. Images by Palash Mondal/IBNS
Kumartoli, the idol makers' hub in north Kolkata, is working round the clock to give finishing touches to the idols of Goddess Durga and her children. Glimpses of the making of the goddess barely ten days ahead of the Durga Puja when entire West Bengal and other parts of India would deck up to celebrate the biggest festival of the Bengalis. Images by Palash Mondal/IBNS
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