Bollywood's Bengali ladies are enjoying Durga Puja as seen from these weekend pictures from the North Bengal Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal.
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The pooja pandal is designed in a manner which resembles Hogwarts Castle and displays statues of the Potter characters like Hagrid and Hedgewig apart from Harry himself.
Film folk arrived at the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja in Mumbai to celebrate the festival with prayers, fashion, dance and bhog.
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Bollywood's gorgeous ladies pulled out their red saris and played Sindoor Khela on the occasion of Vijayadashami at the North Bombay Sarbojanin's Durga pooja pandal in Mumbai.
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The ladies wore their beautiful saris and made beautiful pictures, as they caught up with family and friends at the pooja pandals.
Kajol and Rani and their friends celebrated Shubho Bijoya with sindoor khela, and made pretty pictures.
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Rani's film seems to have a patriotic flavour, as the actress waves the India tricolour in a shot.
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The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) on Wednesday shifted the venue of two matches of the forthcoming Champions League T20 tournament that were scheduled to be held in Kolkata, following a request from the city police.
The court also directed the puja committee to file an undertaking stating that they would not use any character from the book without permission in future.
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