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Kumari Puja Festival In India

A priest of the Ramakrishna Mission performs a ritual for a living goddess Kumari in front of a clay image of the Hindu goddess Durga during a ritual at Belur Math, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) north of Kolkata, India, on October 11, 2024. A girl between 5 to 10 years of age is worshipped as Kumari or living goddess during Durga Puja, a five-day festival dedicated to the Goddess Durga, which ends with the immersion of the clay idols on October 12. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty)

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Photo ID: #11655690
Date taken: 11 October 2024
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Photographer: Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto
Category: Religion and Belief

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