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A glimpse of the beautiful idol of Goddess Durga of community puja pandal ahead of the Hindu festival 'Durga Puja' in Kolkata ,India on October 21,2020. Durga puja pandals will be no-entry zones for visitors, the Calcutta High Court said today – just three days ahead of Bengal's biggest festival. Only organisers will be allowed inside the pandals, the court said, limiting the number to 25 for big pandals and 15 for the smaller ones in view of the coronavirus outbreak. The COVID-19 deaths in Bengal went past the 6,000-mark, with 64 more fatalities. The state also logged a record number of 3,983 fresh cases, which brought the total up to 3,21,036, showed data from the state health department. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#6109562
Date Taken	21 October 2020
Location	N/A
Photographer	Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto
Category	Religion and Belief
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto

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