Photos: Devotees mark Durga Puja festival amid COVID-19 pandemic

Protocols enforced, traditional rituals adapted in order for devotees to celebrate safely

Last updated: October 23, 2020 | 15:03

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A Hindu priest waits for devotees at a roadside temple during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata.

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Hindu devotees perform rituals with a traditionaly decorated banana tree wrapped in a sari symbolising the wife of Hindu god Ganesha, on the banks of the river Ganges during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata.

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Hindu devotees perform rituals with a traditionaly decorated banana tree wrapped in a sari, symbolising the wife of Hindu god Ganesha, during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata.

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A passer-by takes pictures of Hindu priests performing traditional prayers in front of the idol of the ten-handed Hindu Goddess Durga.

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Hindu devotees return after performing rituals with a traditionaly decorated banana tree wrapped in a sari symbolising the wife of Hindu god Ganesha, on the banks of the river Ganges.

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Hindu devotees return after performing rituals with a traditionaly decorated banana tree wrapped in a sari symbolising the wife of Hindu god Ganesha, on the banks of the river Ganges during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata.

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Hindu devotees return after performing rituals with a traditionaly decorated banana tree wrapped in a sari symbolising the wife of Hindu god Ganesha, on the banks of the river Ganges in Kolkata.

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Hindu devotees return after performing rituals with a traditionaly decorated banana tree wrapped in a sari symbolising the wife of Hindu god Ganesha, on the banks of the river Ganges in Kolkata.

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