Durga Puja 2022: Preparations in full swing in West Bengal ahead of biggest festival

The countdown for the 5-day-long festival of Durga Puja has finally begun. After a two-year hiatus due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, the City of Joy Kolkata is finally happy to host one of the country's biggest festivals once again with much favour and enthusiasm.

Published on: Sep 17, 2022 11:07 AM IST

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After two years of pandemic-related restrictions, residents of West Bengal gear up to celebrate the biggest festival of the state with full favour and grandeur once again. This year, the 5-day long festival of Durga Puja starts on October 1. Here's how the state is preparing for Durga Puja. (PTI)

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Artists give final touches to the idols of Goddess Durga at a community puja pandal, ahead of Durga puja festival, at Balurghat, in South Dinajpur. (ANI)

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A man collects lotus from a roadside pond for the upcoming Durga Puja festival, in Bankura. (ANI)

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A clay idol of Goddess Durga being loaded into a truck for transportation ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Nadia, West Bengal. (PTI)

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An artisan paints a clay idol of Goddess Durga at a workshop, ahead of the celebrations of Durga Puja, in Nadia, West Bengal. (PTI)

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Shoppers throng New Market, one of the most biggest markets of Kolkata, ahead of the Durga Puja festival. (ANI)

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Preparations underway for the upcoming Durga Puja festival, at Bhawanipur 75 Palli, in Kolkata. (ANI)

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Folk artists perform an act to depict 'Mahishasura Mardini' ahead of Durga Puja festival in Nadia district of West Bengal. (PTI)