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19 May 2026

A laborer takes a break to drink water from a bottle while working in a field under intense sunlight in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on May 19, 2026. India experiences a heatwave, with all of the top 100 hottest cities globally located in the country around 2:30 pm. Temperatures reach 44?C even in the coolest of these cities. The India Meteorological Department warns that heatwave and severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue across northwest and central India, with risks of severe heat illness and heatstroke. Eastern regions, including West Bengal, also experience extreme temperatures, with Asansol and Durgapur reaching 45?C.

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19 May 2026

A laborer takes a break to drink water from a bottle while working in a field under intense sunlight in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on May 19, 2026. India experiences a heatwave, with all of the top 100 hottest cities globally located in the country around 2:30 pm. Temperatures reach 44?C even in the coolest of these cities. The India Meteorological Department warns that heatwave and severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue across northwest and central India, with risks of severe heat illness and heatstroke. Eastern regions, including West Bengal, also experience extreme temperatures, with Asansol and Durgapur reaching 45?C.

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27 Mar 2026

A young girl dressed as the Hindu goddess Durga arrives for the traditional Kumari Puja ritual of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, on March 27, 2026.

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27 Mar 2026

A young girl dressed as the Hindu goddess Durga arrives for the traditional Kumari Puja ritual of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, on March 27, 2026.

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#13500897

27 Mar 2026

Young girls gather to participate in 'Kumari Puja' at Adyapith Temple on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on March 27, 2026, during Basanti Durga Puja. More than 3,000 girls, aged between 1 and 16 years, take part in the ritual, where 'Kumari'--symbolizing the divine feminine--is worshipped during the transition of Ashtami and Navami tithi.

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#13500898

27 Mar 2026

Young girls gather to participate in 'Kumari Puja' at Adyapith Temple on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on March 27, 2026, during Basanti Durga Puja. More than 3,000 girls, aged between 1 and 16 years, take part in the ritual, where 'Kumari'--symbolizing the divine feminine--is worshipped during the transition of Ashtami and Navami tithi.

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27 Mar 2026

Young girls gather to participate in 'Kumari Puja' at Adyapith Temple on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on March 27, 2026, during Basanti Durga Puja. More than 3,000 girls, aged between 1 and 16 years, take part in the ritual, where 'Kumari'--symbolizing the divine feminine--is worshipped during the transition of Ashtami and Navami tithi.

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27 Mar 2026

Young girls gather to participate in 'Kumari Puja' at Adyapith Temple on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on March 27, 2026, during Basanti Durga Puja. More than 3,000 girls, aged between 1 and 16 years, take part in the ritual, where 'Kumari'--symbolizing the divine feminine--is worshipped during the transition of Ashtami and Navami tithi.

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27 Mar 2026

Young girls gather to participate in 'Kumari Puja' at Adyapith Temple on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on March 27, 2026, during Basanti Durga Puja. More than 3,000 girls, aged between 1 and 16 years, take part in the ritual, where 'Kumari'--symbolizing the divine feminine--is worshipped during the transition of Ashtami and Navami tithi.

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#13500910

27 Mar 2026

Young girls gather to participate in 'Kumari Puja' at Adyapith Temple on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on March 27, 2026, during Basanti Durga Puja. More than 3,000 girls, aged between 1 and 16 years, take part in the ritual, where 'Kumari'--symbolizing the divine feminine--is worshipped during the transition of Ashtami and Navami tithi.

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27 Mar 2026

Young girls gather to participate in 'Kumari Puja' at Adyapith Temple on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on March 27, 2026, during Basanti Durga Puja. More than 3,000 girls, aged between 1 and 16 years, take part in the ritual, where 'Kumari'--symbolizing the divine feminine--is worshipped during the transition of Ashtami and Navami tithi.

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#13496128

26 Mar 2026

Priests of the Ramakrishna Mission worship a living goddess, 'Kumari', in front of a clay image of the Hindu goddess Durga during the Basanti Puja ritual in Kolkata, India, on March 26, 2026.

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26 Mar 2026

Priests of the Ramakrishna Mission worship a living goddess, 'Kumari', in front of a clay image of the Hindu goddess Durga during the Basanti Puja ritual in Kolkata, India, on March 26, 2026.

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#13496125

26 Mar 2026

Devotees worship a young girl as a Kumari during Basanti Puja at the Ram Krishna Mission near Kolkata, India, on March 26, 2026.

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26 Mar 2026

Devotees worship a young girl as a Kumari during Basanti Puja at the Ram Krishna Mission near Kolkata, India, on March 26, 2026.

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26 Mar 2026

Devotees worship a young girl as a Kumari during Basanti Puja at the Ram Krishna Mission near Kolkata, India, on March 26, 2026.

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