"goddess of victory"

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20 October 2025

Butter lamps, known as ''diyos,'' glow during Laxmi Puja celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 20, 2025. A diyo is a traditional oil lamp, typically made of clay or metal, with a cotton wick soaked in oil or ghee. Lighting diyos is an integral part of the Tihar festival, symbolizing the victory of light over darkness as devotees worship Goddess Laxmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity.

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2 October 2025

Hindu children dress as Lord Ram, Laxman, and Goddess Sita and take part in the burning of effigies of the demon king Ravana, his son Meghnath, and brother Kumbhkaran on the occasion of the Hindu festival of Dussehra, which marks the triumph of good over evil, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 2, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Hindu devotees immerse an idol of the Hindu goddess in the Buriganga River during the final day of the Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 2, 2025. The five-day ''Durga Puja'' festival commemorates the slaying of demon king Mahishasura by Hindu goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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2 October 2025

Hindu devotees immerse an idol of the Hindu goddess in the Buriganga River during the final day of the Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 2, 2025. The five-day ''Durga Puja'' festival commemorates the slaying of demon king Mahishasura by Hindu goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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2 October 2025

Hindu devotees immerse an idol of the Hindu goddess in the Buriganga River during the final day of the Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 2, 2025. The five-day ''Durga Puja'' festival commemorates the slaying of demon king Mahishasura by Hindu goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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2 October 2025

Hindu devotees immerse an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga in the Buriganga River during the final day of the Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 2, 2025. The five-day ''Durga Puja'' festival commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasura by the Hindu goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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2 October 2025

Hindu devotees immerse an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga in the Buriganga River during the final day of the Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 2, 2025. The five-day ''Durga Puja'' festival commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasura by the Hindu goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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2 October 2025

Hindu devotees immerse an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga in the Buriganga River during the final day of the Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 2, 2025. The five-day ''Durga Puja'' festival commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasura by the Hindu goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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2 October 2025

Hindu devotees prepare to immerse an idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in the Buriganga River on the final day of the Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 2, 2025. The five-day ''Durga Puja'' festival commemorates the slaying of demon king Mahishasura by Hindu goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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2 October 2025

Indian Hindu devotees immerse an idol of goddess Durga during festivities for the Vijaya Dashami-Dushhera festival in Siliguri, India, on October 2, 2025, on the final day of Durga Puja. The event commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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2 October 2025

Indian Hindu devotees immerse an idol of goddess Durga during festivities for the Vijaya Dashami-Dushhera festival in Siliguri, India, on October 2, 2025, on the final day of Durga Puja. The event commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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2 October 2025

Indian Hindu devotees immerse an idol of goddess Durga during festivities for the Vijaya Dashami-Dushhera festival in Siliguri, India, on October 2, 2025, on the final day of Durga Puja. The event commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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2 October 2025

Indian Hindu devotees immerse an idol of goddess Durga during festivities for the Vijaya Dashami-Dushhera festival in Siliguri, India, on October 2, 2025, on the final day of Durga Puja. The event commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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2 October 2025

Indian Hindu devotees immerse an idol of goddess Durga during festivities for the Vijaya Dashami-Dushhera festival in Siliguri, India, on October 2, 2025, on the final day of Durga Puja. The event commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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2 October 2025

Indian Hindu devotees immerse an idol of goddess Durga during festivities for the Vijaya Dashami-Dushhera festival in Siliguri, India, on October 2, 2025, on the final day of Durga Puja. The event commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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2 October 2025

Indian Hindu devotees pray and offer sweets to Goddess Durga as they also exchange sindur khela (vermillion) before immersing an idol of Goddess Durga during festivities for the Vijaya Dashami-Dushhera festival in Siliguri, India, on October 2, 2025, on the final day of Durga Puja. The event commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by Goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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