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PICS: Durga Puja ends in West Bengal with idol immersion
The five-day Durga Puja festival in West Bengal ended on Wednesday with people celebrating Bijaya Dashami which marked Goddess Durga's return to her husband's home.
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PICS: Durga Puja ends in West Bengal with idol immersion
The immersion of idols at the ghats on the Ganga was made amid tight security and the entire arrangement was peaceful, the police said.
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PICS: Durga Puja ends in West Bengal with idol immersion
"The immersion was overseen by speed boats, watch towers and police personnel in strength," a police official said. Over 80 per cent of the 1,300 community pujas, scheduled for immersion on Wednesday, was over by 9 O'clock apart from many household pujas.
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PICS: Durga Puja ends in West Bengal with idol immersion
The immersion would continue for three days till October 28 with a gap of Oct 26 and 27 due to Idd-Ul-Zuha, police said.
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PICS: Durga Puja ends in West Bengal with idol immersion
Arrangements had also been made in the districts for peaceful immersion, they said.
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PICS: Durga Puja ends in West Bengal with idol immersion
Prior to immersion of the idols, women engaged in 'sindoor khela' (application of vermilion on each other's forehead) and men and children exchanged greetings.
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PICS: Durga Puja ends in West Bengal with idol immersion
Several big budget puja committees have decided to keep their idols for a day or two to give puja revellers, who missed a chance to have a look at the magnificent pandals and extravagant lighting.
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