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28 Sep 2024

Artisans work inside a model of a metro compartment in a ''pandal'' or a temporary platform ahead of the Durga Puja festival in India on September 28, 2024. The annual Durga Puja festival starts on October 9 and ends on October 13. India's first underwater metro, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated in Kolkata, has a tunnel built under Kolkata's Hooghly River that connects Howrah Maidan to Esplanade. It opened to the public on March 15 this year.

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21 Sep 2025

Artisans work on the finishing touches, painting clay idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in the potters' colony on the day of Mahalaya, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Tehatta, Nadia district, West Bengal, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, the ritual of Chokkhu Daan (eye-giving) involves idol makers painting the eyes of the goddess Durga, a sacred act believed to bring the idol to life and mark the spiritual awakening of the divine form.

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21 Sep 2025

Artisans work on the finishing touches, painting clay idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in the potters' colony on the day of Mahalaya, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Tehatta, Nadia district, West Bengal, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, the ritual of Chokkhu Daan (eye-giving) involves idol makers painting the eyes of the goddess Durga, a sacred act believed to bring the idol to life and mark the spiritual awakening of the divine form.

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21 Sep 2025

Artisans work on the finishing touches, painting clay idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in the potters' colony on the day of Mahalaya, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Tehatta, Nadia district, West Bengal, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, the ritual of Chokkhu Daan (eye-giving) involves idol makers painting the eyes of the goddess Durga, a sacred act believed to bring the idol to life and mark the spiritual awakening of the divine form.

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21 Sep 2025

Artisans work on the finishing touches, painting clay idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in the potters' colony on the day of Mahalaya, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Tehatta, Nadia district, West Bengal, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, the ritual of Chokkhu Daan (eye-giving) involves idol makers painting the eyes of the goddess Durga, a sacred act believed to bring the idol to life and mark the spiritual awakening of the divine form.

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21 Sep 2025

Artisans work on the finishing touches, painting clay idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in the potters' colony on the day of Mahalaya, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Tehatta, Nadia district, West Bengal, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, the ritual of Chokkhu Daan (eye-giving) involves idol makers painting the eyes of the goddess Durga, a sacred act believed to bring the idol to life and mark the spiritual awakening of the divine form.

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21 Sep 2025

Artisans work on the finishing touches, painting clay idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in the potters' colony on the day of Mahalaya, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Tehatta, Nadia district, West Bengal, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, the ritual of Chokkhu Daan (eye-giving) involves idol makers painting the eyes of the goddess Durga, a sacred act believed to bring the idol to life and mark the spiritual awakening of the divine form.

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21 Sep 2025

Artisans work on the finishing touches, painting clay idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in the potters' colony on the day of Mahalaya, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Tehatta, Nadia district, West Bengal, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, the ritual of Chokkhu Daan (eye-giving) involves idol makers painting the eyes of the goddess Durga, a sacred act believed to bring the idol to life and mark the spiritual awakening of the divine form.

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21 Sep 2025

Artisans work on the finishing touches, painting clay idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in the potters' colony on the day of Mahalaya, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Tehatta, Nadia district, West Bengal, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, the ritual of Chokkhu Daan (eye-giving) involves idol makers painting the eyes of the goddess Durga, a sacred act believed to bring the idol to life and mark the spiritual awakening of the divine form.

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21 Sep 2025

Artisans work on the finishing touches, painting clay idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in the potters' colony on the day of Mahalaya, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Tehatta, Nadia district, West Bengal, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, the ritual of Chokkhu Daan (eye-giving) involves idol makers painting the eyes of the goddess Durga, a sacred act believed to bring the idol to life and mark the spiritual awakening of the divine form.

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21 Sep 2025

Artisans work on the finishing touches, painting clay idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in the potters' colony on the day of Mahalaya, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Tehatta, Nadia district, West Bengal, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, the ritual of Chokkhu Daan (eye-giving) involves idol makers painting the eyes of the goddess Durga, a sacred act believed to bring the idol to life and mark the spiritual awakening of the divine form.

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21 Sep 2025

Artisans work on the finishing touches, painting clay idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in the potters' colony on the day of Mahalaya, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Tehatta, Nadia district, West Bengal, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, the ritual of Chokkhu Daan (eye-giving) involves idol makers painting the eyes of the goddess Durga, a sacred act believed to bring the idol to life and mark the spiritual awakening of the divine form.

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21 Sep 2025

Artisans work on the finishing touches, painting clay idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in the potters' colony on the day of Mahalaya, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Tehatta, Nadia district, West Bengal, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, the ritual of Chokkhu Daan (eye-giving) involves idol makers painting the eyes of the goddess Durga, a sacred act believed to bring the idol to life and mark the spiritual awakening of the divine form.

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20 Sep 2025

Artisans work meticulously to decorate a ''Sopan''-themed temporary pandal under construction ahead of the Durga Puja festival. They blend traditional craftsmanship with modern design and technology, and the installation reflects the evolving spirit of India's grandest cultural celebration.

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20 Sep 2025

Artisans work meticulously to decorate a ''Sopan''-themed temporary pandal under construction ahead of the Durga Puja festival. They blend traditional craftsmanship with modern design and technology, and the installation reflects the evolving spirit of India's grandest cultural celebration.

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20 Sep 2025

Artisans work meticulously to decorate a ''Sopan''-themed temporary pandal under construction ahead of the Durga Puja festival. They blend traditional craftsmanship with modern design and technology, and the installation reflects the evolving spirit of India's grandest cultural celebration.

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