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Bengal observes Mahalaya, gears up for Durga Puja
Durga Puja celebrations commenced in Kolkata on Tuesday (Sept 19, 2017) with Mahalaya. The Bengali community, like many others, observed the final day of Pitru-paksha through Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion when one pays tribute to ancestors through prayers, rituals and a dip in the river Ganga. (Images by IBNS)
Durga Puja celebrations commenced in Kolkata on Tuesday (Sept 19, 2017) with Mahalaya. The Bengali community, like many others, observed the final day of Pitru-paksha through Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion when one pays tribute to ancestors through prayers, rituals and a dip in the river Ganga. (Images by IBNS)
Durga Puja celebrations commenced in Kolkata on Tuesday (Sept 19, 2017) with Mahalaya. The Bengali community, like many others, observed the final day of Pitru-paksha through Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion when one pays tribute to ancestors through prayers, rituals and a dip in the river Ganga. (Images by IBNS)
Durga Puja celebrations commenced in Kolkata on Tuesday (Sept 19, 2017) with Mahalaya. The Bengali community, like many others, observed the final day of Pitru-paksha through Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion when one pays tribute to ancestors through prayers, rituals and a dip in the river Ganga. (Images by IBNS)
Durga Puja celebrations commenced in Kolkata on Tuesday (Sept 19, 2017) with Mahalaya. The Bengali community, like many others, observed the final day of Pitru-paksha through Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion when one pays tribute to ancestors through prayers, rituals and a dip in the river Ganga. (Images by IBNS)
Durga Puja celebrations commenced in Kolkata on Tuesday (Sept 19, 2017) with Mahalaya. The Bengali community, like many others, observed the final day of Pitru-paksha through Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion when one pays tribute to ancestors through prayers, rituals and a dip in the river Ganga. (Images by IBNS)
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