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In pictures: Devotees bid adieu to Durga at bonedi baris and Kolkata’s ghats

Glimpses from the last few moments of Durga Puja 2024, as Darpan Visarjan, Devi Boron and Sindur Khela mark Dashami

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 12.10.24, 08:12 PM
On Saturday, as Navami transitioned to Dashami, devotees bid farewell to the goddess with a heavy heart. In picture, at the 200-year-old Khelat Bhawan Rajbari in Pathuria Ghat Street, north Kolkata, a lady performs perform Devi Boron rituals
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On Saturday, as Navami transitioned to Dashami, devotees bid farewell to the goddess with a heavy heart. In picture, at the 200-year-old Khelat Bhawan Rajbari in Pathuria Ghat Street, north Kolkata, a lady performs perform Devi Boron rituals

Soumyajit Dey
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At the heritage house of Nursing Chunder Daw & Co in Burrabazar, women of the family gathered for Boron rituals before visarjan
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At the heritage house of Nursing Chunder Daw & Co in Burrabazar, women of the family gathered for Boron rituals before visarjan

Amit Datta
A quintessential part of the rituals to bid adieu to the goddess, ‘sindur khela’ follows boron. In picture, married women participate in the ritual after Boron at the Shiv Krishna Daw Bari in Burrabazar
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A quintessential part of the rituals to bid adieu to the goddess, ‘sindur khela’ follows boron. In picture, married women participate in the ritual after Boron at the Shiv Krishna Daw Bari in Burrabazar

Amit Datta
Before the idol is immersed in water, Darpan Visarjan marks the end of Durga Puja. At Baguiati’s Saha Bari, Darpan Visarjan was performed before the idol was carried for immersion
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Before the idol is immersed in water, Darpan Visarjan marks the end of Durga Puja. At Baguiati’s Saha Bari, Darpan Visarjan was performed before the idol was carried for immersion

Amit Datta
The idol of Sovabajar Rajbari was carried to Baghbazar Rajbari Ghat in a procession on Saturday. An iconic scene known to Kolkatans over the years is the idol of Sovabari Rajbari being carried on two boats before immersion in the Hooghly. The family’s tradition of flying a Neelkanth bird on Dashami has now been replaced by a symbolic ritual where a dummy clay model of the bird is tied to helium-filled balloons and released in the sky
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The idol of Sovabajar Rajbari was carried to Baghbazar Rajbari Ghat in a procession on Saturday. An iconic scene known to Kolkatans over the years is the idol of Sovabari Rajbari being carried on two boats before immersion in the Hooghly. The family’s tradition of flying a Neelkanth bird on Dashami has now been replaced by a symbolic ritual where a dummy clay model of the bird is tied to helium-filled balloons and released in the sky

Ashim Paul
On Saturday, many Durga idols, especially those from family pujas and small neighbourhood pandals were immersed at the Baje Kadamtala Ghat in north Kolkata. Most of the big-budget idols will remain in the city for a few more days until the annual Durga Puja carnival on Red Road
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On Saturday, many Durga idols, especially those from family pujas and small neighbourhood pandals were immersed at the Baje Kadamtala Ghat in north Kolkata. Most of the big-budget idols will remain in the city for a few more days until the annual Durga Puja carnival on Red Road

Suvendu Das

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