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In pictures: Kolkata bids adieu to the Goddess

As the idols were immersed, another round of wait began for the most anticipated festival in the city

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 05.10.22, 09:51 PM
The frenzy around Kolkata’s biggest festival, Durga Puja, came to an end on Wednesday. The sentiment of sadness was evident in the air as soon as Dashami’s puja got over with ‘ghot bisharjon’, amid the beats of dhaak in the background
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The frenzy around Kolkata’s biggest festival, Durga Puja, came to an end on Wednesday. The sentiment of sadness was evident in the air as soon as Dashami’s puja got over with ‘ghot bisharjon’, amid the beats of dhaak in the background

Amit Datta
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We spotted actress Koel Mallick participating in sindoor khela at Mallick Bari. Draped in white and red-bordered saris, the women applied sindoor on the forehead and feet of the Goddess and on each other, wishing luck and prosperity
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We spotted actress Koel Mallick participating in sindoor khela at Mallick Bari. Draped in white and red-bordered saris, the women applied sindoor on the forehead and feet of the Goddess and on each other, wishing luck and prosperity

Soumyajit Dey
The woman brigade gathered for Devi baran and sindoor khela at north Kolkata’s Haldar Bari, before the idol was taken for immersion
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The woman brigade gathered for Devi baran and sindoor khela at north Kolkata’s Haldar Bari, before the idol was taken for immersion

Ashim Paul
Between Prinsep ghat and Babughat, several idols of the Goddess were seen being taken for immersion
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Between Prinsep ghat and Babughat, several idols of the Goddess were seen being taken for immersion

Rumela Basu
Amid the bigger processions, we also spotted a teary-eyed devotee carrying a small Durga idol on his head, for immersion at Babughat
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Amid the bigger processions, we also spotted a teary-eyed devotee carrying a small Durga idol on his head, for immersion at Babughat

Suvendu Das
Kolkata Police manned the ghats across the city to ensure smooth immersion. While not many prominent idols were immersed on Wednesday, elaborate arrangements were made to manage crowd on the ghats
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Kolkata Police manned the ghats across the city to ensure smooth immersion. While not many prominent idols were immersed on Wednesday, elaborate arrangements were made to manage crowd on the ghats

Amit Datta
Though it has become a low-key affair these days, the immersion is also an elaborate process and an attraction for many. Here’s a glimpse of the devotees gathered at Bagbazar ghat to witness the immersions
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Though it has become a low-key affair these days, the immersion is also an elaborate process and an attraction for many. Here’s a glimpse of the devotees gathered at Bagbazar ghat to witness the immersions

Amit Datta
The scene of Durga Bishorjon at Maa-er ghat was quite a familiar one
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The scene of Durga Bishorjon at Maa-er ghat was quite a familiar one

Rumela Basu
Despite the sadness that will take a few days to fade, almost all household pujas immersed their idols on Wednesday, sticking to tradition
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Despite the sadness that will take a few days to fade, almost all household pujas immersed their idols on Wednesday, sticking to tradition

Amit Datta
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