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7 December 2025

Hindu preacher Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, delivers a speech during a mass Bhagavad Gita chanting event at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, India, on December 7, 2025.

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7 December 2025

Hindu preacher Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, delivers a speech during a mass Bhagavad Gita chanting event at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, India, on December 7, 2025.

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7 December 2025

Hindu preacher Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, delivers a speech during a mass Bhagavad Gita chanting event at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, India, on December 7, 2025.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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10 June 2025

A Chau dancer, which is a traditional dance of Bengal, appears during a colorful rally organized ahead of Jagannath Snan Yatra in Kolkata, India, on June 10, 2025. Snan Yatra is a bathing festival of deities celebrated on the purnima (full moon day) of the Hindu month of Jyeshtha. It marks the auspicious birthday of Jagannath according to religious scriptures.

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10 June 2025

A Chau dancer mask, which is part of a traditional dance of Bengal, is seen during a colorful rally organized ahead of Jagannath Snan Yatra in Kolkata, India, on June 10, 2025. Snan Yatra is a bathing festival of deities celebrated on the purnima (full moon day) of the Hindu month of Jyeshtha. It marks the auspicious birthday of Jagannath according to religious scriptures.

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10 June 2025

A Chau dancer, which is a traditional dance of Bengal, appears during a colorful rally organized ahead of Jagannath Snan Yatra in Kolkata, India, on June 10, 2025. Snan Yatra is a bathing festival of deities celebrated on the purnima (full moon day) of the Hindu month of Jyeshtha. It marks the auspicious birthday of Jagannath according to religious scriptures.

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10 June 2025

A Chau dancer, which is a traditional dance of Bengal, appears during a colorful rally organized ahead of Jagannath Snan Yatra in Kolkata, India, on June 10, 2025. Snan Yatra is a bathing festival of deities celebrated on the purnima (full moon day) of the Hindu month of Jyeshtha. It marks the auspicious birthday of Jagannath according to religious scriptures.

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