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A young Hindu unmarried girl known as Kumari dressed as goddess Durga during the Durga Pooja celebration at Agartala in Tripura on Monday, 22 October 2012.

An artist giving final touch to the idol of Goddess Durga for the upcoming Durga Pooja in Jodhpur on Sunday, 14 October 2012.

An artist giving final touch to the idol of Goddess Durga for the upcoming Durga Pooja in Jodhpur on Sunday, 14 October 2012.

An artist giving final touch to the idol of Goddess Durga for the upcoming Durga Pooja in Jodhpur on Sunday, 14 October 2012.

An artist giving final touch to the idol of Goddess Durga for the upcoming Durga Pooja in Jodhpur on Sunday, 14 October 2012.

An artist giving final touch to the idol of Goddess Durga for the upcoming Durga Pooja in Jodhpur on Sunday, 14 October 2012.

An artist giving final touch to the idol of Goddess Durga for the upcoming Durga Pooja in Jodhpur on Sunday, 14 October 2012.

An artist giving final touch to the idol of Goddess Durga for the upcoming Durga Pooja in Jodhpur on Sunday, 14 October 2012.

An artist giving final touch to the idol of Goddess Durga for the upcoming Durga Pooja in Jodhpur on Sunday, 14 October 2012.

Clay idols of Goddess Durga being prepared for the upcomoing Durga pooja at Kumartuli in Kolkata on Monday, 08 October 2012.

Clay idols of Goddess Durga being prepared for the upcomoing Durga pooja at Kumartuli in Kolkata on Monday, 08 October 2012.

Clay idols of Goddess Durga being prepared for the upcoming Durga pooja in Jodhpur on Tuesday, 09 October 2012.

Clay idol of Goddess Durga being prepared for the upcoming Durga pooja in Jodhpur on Tuesday, 09 October 2012.

An artist making the idol of Goddess Durga for the upcoming Durga Pooja in Jodhpur on Tuesday, 09 October 2012.

An artist making the idol of Goddess Durga for the upcoming Durga Pooja in Jodhpur on Tuesday, 09 October 2012.

After Goddess Durga immersed in the river Hoogly, The wooden Structure being dump on the bank of Hooghly river due to water pollution at Babughat in Kolkata, 07 October 2011 at the end of the four day "Sarodia Durga Puja" festival. The five day-long Durga Puja welcomes Goddess Durga, who according to Hindu mythology comes to earth once every year for five days from her heavenly abode. The five day long Durga festival is celebrated in Indian states and culminates in the immersion of the idols of Hindu goddess Durga, who symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology

After Goddess Durga immersed in the river Hoogly, The wooden Structure being dump on the bank of Hooghly river due to water pollution at Babughat in Kolkata, 07 October 2011 at the end of the four day "Sarodia Durga Puja" festival. The five day-long Durga Puja welcomes Goddess Durga, who according to Hindu mythology comes to earth once every year for five days from her heavenly abode. The five day long Durga festival is celebrated in Indian states and culminates in the immersion of the idols of Hindu goddess Durga, who symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology

Devotees carry idols of Goddess Durga for immersion in river Ganges in Kolkata at the end of Durga puja festival, in New Delhi on Thursday, 06 October 2011.

Devotees carry idols of Goddess Durga for immersion in river Ganges in Kolkata at the end of Durga puja festival, in New Delhi on Thursday, 06 October 2011.

Devotees carry idols of Goddess Durga for immersion in river Ganges in Kolkata at the end of Durga puja festival, in New Delhi on Thursday, 06 October 2011.

Devotees carry idols of Goddess Durga for immersion in river Ganges in Kolkata at the end of Durga puja festival, in New Delhi on Thursday, 06 October 2011.

People burn an effigy of Ravana on the occasion of "Dassera" (Vijaya Dashmi) at the end of ten day long festival Ramleela in Srinagar on Thursday, 06 October 2011.Dussehra symbolizes the victory of good over evil in Hindu mythology. Dasara is also known as Navaratri, as in the first nine days the Divine Mother Goddess Durga is worshipped and invoked in different manifestations of her Shakti.

People burn an effigy of Ravana on the occasion of "Dassera" (Vijaya Dashmi) at the end of ten day long festival Ramleela at Azad Maidan, in Mumbai on Thursday, 06 October 2011.Dussehra symbolizes the victory of good over evil in Hindu mythology. Dasara is also known as Navaratri, as in the first nine days the Divine Mother Goddess Durga is worshipped and invoked in different manifestations of her Shakti.

People burn an effigy of Ravana on the occasion of "Dassera" (Vijaya Dashmi) at the end of ten day long festival Ramleela at Azad Maidan, in Srinagar on Thursday, 06 October 2011.Dussehra symbolizes the victory of good over evil in Hindu mythology. Dasara is also known as Navaratri, as in the first nine days the Divine Mother Goddess Durga is worshipped and invoked in different manifestations of her Shakti.

People burn an effigy of Ravana on the occasion of "Dassera" (Vijaya Dashmi) at the end of ten day long festival Ramleela at Azad Maidan, in Mumbai on Thursday, 06 October 2011.Dussehra symbolizes the victory of good over evil in Hindu mythology. Dasara is also known as Navaratri, as in the first nine days the Divine Mother Goddess Durga is worshipped and invoked in different manifestations of her Shakti.

People burn an effigy of Ravana on the occasion of "Dassera" (Vijaya Dashmi) at the end of ten day long festival Ramleela at Azad Maidan, in Mumbai on Thursday, 06 October 2011.Dussehra symbolizes the victory of good over evil in Hindu mythology. Dasara is also known as Navaratri, as in the first nine days the Divine Mother Goddess Durga is worshipped and invoked in different manifestations of her Shakti.

People burn an effigy of Ravana on the occasion of "Dassera" (Vijaya Dashmi) at the end of ten day long festival Ramleela at Azad Maidan, in Mumbai on Thursday, 06 October 2011.Dussehra symbolizes the victory of good over evil in Hindu mythology. Dasara is also known as Navaratri, as in the first nine days the Divine Mother Goddess Durga is worshipped and invoked in different manifestations of her Shakti.

People burn an effigy of Ravana on the occasion of "Dassera" (Vijaya Dashmi) at the end of ten day long festival Ramleela in Srinagar on Thursday, 06 October 2011.Dussehra symbolizes the victory of good over evil in Hindu mythology. Dasara is also known as Navaratri, as in the first nine days the Divine Mother Goddess Durga is worshipped and invoked in different manifestations of her Shakti.

Devotees carry an idol of Goddess Durga for immersion in river Ganges in Kolkata at the end of Durga puja festival, in New Delhi on Thursday, 06 October 2011.

Aram Bagh Durgapuja Samiti organises puja of goddess Durga where thousands of devotees thronged this evenining, in New Delhi on Sunday, 02 October 2011.

Aram Bagh Durgapuja Samiti organises puja of goddess Durga where thousands of devotees thronged this evenining, in New Delhi on Sunday, 02 October 2011.

The Hindu Goddess Durga Idol at Puja Pandel for the five-day Durga Puja festival in Kolkatta on Saturday, 01 October 2011. The event commemorates the slaying of a demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil, begins on October 2

The Hindu Goddess Durga Idol at Puja Pandel for the five-day Durga Puja festival in Kolkatta on Saturday, 01 October 2011. The event commemorates the slaying of a demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil, begins on October 2

The Hindu Goddess Durga Idol at Puja Pandel for the five-day Durga Puja festival in Kolkatta on Saturday, 01 October 2011. The event commemorates the slaying of a demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil, begins on October 2

The Hindu Goddess Durga Idol at Puja Pandel for the five-day Durga Puja festival in Kolkatta on Saturday, 01 October 2011. The event commemorates the slaying of a demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil, begins on October 2

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during a visit of Khirbawani Temple at Tullamulla in Ganderbal district, about 30 km from Srinagar on Thursday. Thousands of Hindu devotees attended the prayers at the historic temple dedicated to Hindu Goddess Durga.

A contestant dressed as Goddess Durga during the announcement of Bharat and Dorris Hair Styling & Make up Competition in Mumbai on Thursday, 30 September 2010.

One of the Royal Family Member of Kolkata performs the ritualistic "Nabapatrika Snan" - bathing a banana tree - in the Ganges River in Kolkata on Thursday, 14 October 2010. The four day long festival of Durga Puja, which began on 14 October 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.

One of the Royal Family Member of Kolkata performs the ritualistic "Nabapatrika Snan" - bathing a banana tree - in the Ganges River in Kolkata on Thursday, 14 October 2010. The four day long festival of Durga Puja, which began on 14 October 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.

One of the Royal Family Member of Kolkata performs the ritualistic "Nabapatrika Snan" - bathing a banana tree - in the Ganges River in Kolkata on Thursday, 14 October 2010. The four day long festival of Durga Puja, which began on 14 October 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.