Devotees thronged the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on Sunday, the first day of Shardiya Navratri. Long queues of devotees were seen inside the temple premises to worship goddess Durga and her nine incarnations.
The 9-day-long festival of Shardiya Navratri festival dedicated to Goddess Durga and her nine avatars began on Sunday with the first day of the festivity being marked with Kalash or Ghatsthapna.
The theme of one of the famous Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata, which is Nakatala Udayan Sangha, showcases the plight of families during the India-Bangladesh partition.
A Bengali artisan, Atul Pal, is known for creating the Raudra form of Goddess Durga along with his team. People come to him from many districts in the state to get idols prepared for the festival.
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The Hazra Park Durgotsab Committee has recreated an autorickshaw stand at its Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata this year in order to eliminate mistrust in the minds of people towards auto drivers.