Dressing up the goddess

Updated On Oct 03, 2013 10:40 pm IST
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An artisan mixes paints to paint on a clay idol of Hindu goddess Durga inside his workshop in Kumartoli, the idol makers' village of Siliguri.(AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An artisan mixes paints to paint on a clay idol of Hindu goddess Durga inside his workshop in Kumartoli, the idol makers' village of Siliguri.(AFP Photo)

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French painter Foray Gaelle makes a painting at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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French painter Foray Gaelle makes a painting at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

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An Indian artist paints idols of goddess Durga being prepared at a workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Mumbai, India. (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An Indian artist paints idols of goddess Durga being prepared at a workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Mumbai, India. (AP Photo)

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A Bangladeshi idol-maker puts the finishing touches to a clay statue of Durga in a temple in Dhaka. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Bangladeshi idol-maker puts the finishing touches to a clay statue of Durga in a temple in Dhaka. (AFP Photo)

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An artisan paints a clay idol of the goddess Durga at his Kumartoli workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An artisan paints a clay idol of the goddess Durga at his Kumartoli workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival. (AFP Photo)

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A Nepalese artist works on unfinished clay idols of goddess Durga ahead of the Dashain festival in Kathmandu. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Nepalese artist works on unfinished clay idols of goddess Durga ahead of the Dashain festival in Kathmandu. (AFP Photo)

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An artisan gives the final touches to an idol of goddess Durga ahead of the Durga Puja festival at a workshop in Allahabad. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An artisan gives the final touches to an idol of goddess Durga ahead of the Durga Puja festival at a workshop in Allahabad. (AFP Photo)

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An artist sprays paint on an idol of the goddess at a workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival in New Delhi. (Reuters Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An artist sprays paint on an idol of the goddess at a workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival in New Delhi. (Reuters Photo)

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An artisan works on a clay idol of Goddess Durga inside his workshop in Kumartoli, the idol makers' village in West Bengal's Siliguri.(AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 03, 2013 10:40 pm IST

An artisan works on a clay idol of Goddess Durga inside his workshop in Kumartoli, the idol makers' village in West Bengal's Siliguri.(AFP Photo)

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