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In Images: Drummers eye livelihood as Durga Puja festival set to begin
Indian drummers, mostly farmers are from villages, perform to attract people waiting outside a railway station to be hired during Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, September 26, 2025. The five-day festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri).
Indian drummers, mostly farmers are from villages, perform to attract people waiting outside a railway station to be hired during Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, September 26, 2025. The five-day festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri).
Indian drummers, mostly farmers are from villages, perform to attract people waiting outside a railway station to be hired during Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, September 26, 2025. The five-day festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri).
Indian drummers, mostly farmers are from villages, perform to attract people waiting outside a railway station to be hired during Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, September 26, 2025. The five-day festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri).
Indian drummers, mostly farmers are from villages, perform to attract people waiting outside a railway station to be hired during Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, September 26, 2025. The five-day festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri).
Indian drummers, mostly farmers are from villages, perform to attract people waiting outside a railway station to be hired during Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, September 26, 2025. The five-day festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri).
Indian drummers, mostly farmers are from villages, perform to attract people waiting outside a railway station to be hired during Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, September 26, 2025. The five-day festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri).
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