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19 November 2025

Bengali Hindus celebrate the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on September 28, 2025. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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#13005127

19 November 2025

Bengali Hindus celebrate the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on September 28, 2025. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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19 November 2025

Bengali Hindus celebrate the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on September 28, 2025. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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#13005133

19 November 2025

Bengali Hindus offer prayers during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on September 28, 2025. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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#13005142

19 November 2025

Bengali Hindus offer prayers during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on September 28, 2025. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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#13005143

19 November 2025

A Bengali Hindu priest performs special prayers during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on September 28, 2025. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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#13005144

19 November 2025

A Bengali Hindu woman offers prayers during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on September 28, 2025. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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#13005145

19 November 2025

A woman looks into a mirror to see if she can see a reflection of an idol of the Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on September 28, 2025. Hundreds of Bengalis, who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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#13004019

19 November 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees scatter Sat-bij, a sacred mix of seven seeds, around the Shivalinga at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 19, 2025, as part of the Bala Chaturdashi rituals performed in memory of departed loved ones. Later in the day, devotees also float oil-fed lamps into the Bagmati River flowing through the temple premises, symbolizing prayers for peace and liberation of the souls of their ancestors.

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#13004023

19 November 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees scatter Sat-bij, a sacred mix of seven seeds, around the Shivalinga at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 19, 2025, as part of the Bala Chaturdashi rituals performed in memory of departed loved ones. Later in the day, devotees also float oil-fed lamps into the Bagmati River flowing through the temple premises, symbolizing prayers for peace and liberation of the souls of their ancestors.

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#13004026

19 November 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees scatter Sat-bij, a sacred mix of seven seeds, around the Shivalinga at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 19, 2025, as part of the Bala Chaturdashi rituals performed in memory of departed loved ones. Later in the day, devotees also float oil-fed lamps into the Bagmati River flowing through the temple premises, symbolizing prayers for peace and liberation of the souls of their ancestors.

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#13004027

19 November 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees scatter Sat-bij, a sacred mix of seven seeds, around the Shivalinga at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 19, 2025, as part of the Bala Chaturdashi rituals performed in memory of departed loved ones. Later in the day, devotees also float oil-fed lamps into the Bagmati River flowing through the temple premises, symbolizing prayers for peace and liberation of the souls of their ancestors.

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#13004028

19 November 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees scatter Sat-bij, a sacred mix of seven seeds, around the Shivalinga at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 19, 2025, as part of the Bala Chaturdashi rituals performed in memory of departed loved ones. Later in the day, devotees also float oil-fed lamps into the Bagmati River flowing through the temple premises, symbolizing prayers for peace and liberation of the souls of their ancestors.

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#13004029

19 November 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees scatter Sat-bij, a sacred mix of seven seeds, around the Shivalinga at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 19, 2025, as part of the Bala Chaturdashi rituals performed in memory of departed loved ones. Later in the day, devotees also float oil-fed lamps into the Bagmati River flowing through the temple premises, symbolizing prayers for peace and liberation of the souls of their ancestors.

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#13004033

19 November 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees scatter Sat-bij, a sacred mix of seven seeds, around the Shivalinga at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 19, 2025, as part of the Bala Chaturdashi rituals performed in memory of departed loved ones. Later in the day, devotees also float oil-fed lamps into the Bagmati River flowing through the temple premises, symbolizing prayers for peace and liberation of the souls of their ancestors.

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#13004037

19 November 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees scatter Sat-bij, a sacred mix of seven seeds, around the Shivalinga at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 19, 2025, as part of the Bala Chaturdashi rituals performed in memory of departed loved ones. Later in the day, devotees also float oil-fed lamps into the Bagmati River flowing through the temple premises, symbolizing prayers for peace and liberation of the souls of their ancestors.

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