One of the Royal Family Members of Kolkata on their way for the ritualistic of "Nabapatrika Snan" - bathing a banana tree - in the Ganges River, Kolkata, 25 September 2009. The four day long festival of Durga Puja, which began on 28 September this year, will culminate with the immersion of the clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga, which symbolises the power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.
Photographer: Bhaskar Mallick
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