Spirits are soaring in India's “City of Joy” as tens of thousands of people jostle on Kolkata's streets in celebration of “Durga Puja,” the most important festival of the Bengali community.
Laborers pull a clay idol of Hindu goddess Durga to load on a truck ahead of Durga Puja festival at Kumortuli, the potters' place, in Kolkata, India, Sept. 26, 2022. The five-day festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.
The five-day festival that began Saturday is marked by prayers to the Hindu goddess Durga, feasts, rejoicing, music, dance and drama marking the victory of good over evil. People visit richly illuminated and decorated community centers with idols of Durga and other goddesses worshipped by the Bengali community.
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