Bengal welcomes Goddess Durga with a dazzling array of pandals

A glimpse of the Telenga Bagan Sarbojanin's Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata. The five-day festival, which commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasura by Goddess Durga and marks the triumph of good over evil, begins on October 7. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

Updated on: Oct 07, 2016 7:30 PM IST

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A glimpse of the Telenga Bagan Sarbojanin's Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata. The five-day festival, which commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasura by Goddess Durga and marks the triumph of good over evil, begins on October 7. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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Kolkata's famous yellow taxi is theme of 33 Pally's of Beliaghata in the city. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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A worker cleans the floor after installing the idol of Goddess Durga at a platform inside a home in Kolkata, October 7, 2016. (REUTERS)

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An artist works on a puja mandap at Arambagh Park, New Delhi. This year theme here is ‘In Search of Roots’, to create awareness about the dying jute industry. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)

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A wooden Durga idol based on Kawad art of Rajasthan is displayed at Nabin Pally in North Kolkata on Tuesday, October 4, 2016. (Subhendu Ghosh/ HT Photo)

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Guwahati’s Chatribari Durga Puja pandal gets readied for the festive season on Friday. The theme this year is on global warming, deforestation, rhino killing and other nature-related issues. (PTI)

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This year Bhutan is theme of Suruchi Sangha Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata on Wednesday. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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A Kolkata street is lit up for Durga Puja. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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A priest offers prayers to Goddess Durga on October 6, 2016. (AFP)

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Another glimpse of Kolkata's famous yellow taxi at 33 Pally's, Beliaghata. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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All white and blue! A look at the Abasar Club Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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Goddess Durga is known to have 10 hands but this year Kolkata’s Deshapriya Park puja committee created an image with thousand hands. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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A giant owl made of thermocol on display at the Abasar Club Durga Puja pandal. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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This year Bhutan is theme of the Suruchi Sangha Durga Puja committee in Kolkata. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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A look at the Barisha Club Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata on Wednesday. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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The goddess seats in the midst of blue and white lights at the Naktala Udayan Sangha Durga Puja mandap in Kolkata on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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An artist makes an idol of Goddess Durga for a pandal at Vashi, Navi Mumbai on Thursday. (PTI)