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Durga Idol's Face Stolen In Bengal, Accused Tied To Pole And Thrashed
The faces of two Durga idols were allegedly stolen from a workshop of sculptor Bapi Pal and recovered from a nearby workshop of Pritam Thakur.
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Goddess Durga Idols Come To Life Ahead Of Big Festival: 10 Pics
A group of twenty artists have camped in New Delhi's Chittaranjan Park and are busy creating idols of Goddess Durga.
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Fibreglass Durga Idols From Kolkata Ready For Pujas In US, Canada, Germany
With just a few months left for Durga Puja, idols of the goddess are all set to go abroad from Kumartuli, the clay modellers' colony in north Kolkata. Artist and clay modeller Mintu Pal said fibreglass Durga idols from Kumartuli are dispatched abroad
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Video: Flash Flood Hits During Bengal Idol Immersion, 8 Dead, Many Missing
At least eight people have drowned and several others are missing after flash floodhit Mal river in West Bengal during the immersion of Goddess Durga's idols last night, a senior official has said.
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6 Drown During Durga Idol Immersion In Rajasthan
Six people drowned in a ditch filled with rainwater during the immersion of a Goddess Durga idol in Rajasthan's Ajmer district on Wednesday, police said.
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Fiberglass-Made Durga Idol To Be Part Of 10-Day Puja In London
With just a month left for the Durga Puja festival, an artisan from Assam's Karimganj district is all set to send a fiberglass-made idol of Goddess Durga to London.
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Video: Speeding Car Drives Into Crowd Amid Durga Puja Visarjan In Bhopal
Three people, including a teenager, got injured after a speeding car ran througha crowd during the immersion of a Durga idol in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal late on Saturday.
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Idol Immersion Marks End Of 5-Day Durga Puja Festivities In Bengal
The five-day Durga Puja festivities concluded on Friday.
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Kolkata's Idol Maker Becomes First To Send Fiberglass Durga Idol Overseas Amid Covid
An idol maker from Kolkata's Kumartuli sent a fiberglass idol of Goddess Durga to Germany and New Jersey becoming the first artisan in the region to send his artwork overseas amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Durga Puja 2020: 2 Ponds For Idol Immersion, Says Bengal Pollution Board
Durga Puja 2020: In order to check pollution of the river waters the West Bengal Pollution Control Board has earmarked two ponds for immersion of Durga idols after Vijaya Dashami. A process to clean the reservoirs almost immediately after the ritual is observed will also be undertaken.
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In A First, Kolkata Artisan Ships Durga Idol To Australia Amid COVID-19
An idol maker from Kumartuli, a potters' hub in West Bengal's north Kolkata, has shipped a fibreglass idol of Goddess Durga to Australia, becoming the first artisan from the area to send his artwork overseas amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Devotees Bid Adieu To Goddess Durga On Vijaydashmi In Kolkata
Dussehra or Vijayadashami marks the end of the nine-day long festive journey of Navratras. In Northern India, Ramlila is being played out across the country for ten days and on the last day effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkaran, and Meghnad are burnt with fireworks marking the destruction of evil.
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Goddess Durga Sparkles In Gold In 2 Kolkata Pujas
Two heavyweight Durga Puja committees in Kolkata have adorned their idols with gold jewellery weighing several kilograms.
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Guwahati Bamboo Durga Idol Aims For Guinness Book Of Records Entry
An idol of Ma Durga standing at over 100 feet in Guwahati is attracting pandal hoppers from far and near and organisers have staked the claim for its entry into the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest bamboo structure.
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Guwahati's 101-Foot Durga Idol To Be World's Tallest Bamboo Sculpture
A 101-foot idol of Goddess Durga made of bamboo is all set to enter the Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest bamboo sculpture. About 5,000 bamboo poles have been used in the making of the idol.
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Durga Idol's Face Stolen In Bengal, Accused Tied To Pole And Thrashed
The faces of two Durga idols were allegedly stolen from a workshop of sculptor Bapi Pal and recovered from a nearby workshop of Pritam Thakur.
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Goddess Durga Idols Come To Life Ahead Of Big Festival: 10 Pics
A group of twenty artists have camped in New Delhi's Chittaranjan Park and are busy creating idols of Goddess Durga.
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Fibreglass Durga Idols From Kolkata Ready For Pujas In US, Canada, Germany
With just a few months left for Durga Puja, idols of the goddess are all set to go abroad from Kumartuli, the clay modellers' colony in north Kolkata. Artist and clay modeller Mintu Pal said fibreglass Durga idols from Kumartuli are dispatched abroad
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Video: Flash Flood Hits During Bengal Idol Immersion, 8 Dead, Many Missing
At least eight people have drowned and several others are missing after flash floodhit Mal river in West Bengal during the immersion of Goddess Durga's idols last night, a senior official has said.
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6 Drown During Durga Idol Immersion In Rajasthan
Six people drowned in a ditch filled with rainwater during the immersion of a Goddess Durga idol in Rajasthan's Ajmer district on Wednesday, police said.
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Fiberglass-Made Durga Idol To Be Part Of 10-Day Puja In London
With just a month left for the Durga Puja festival, an artisan from Assam's Karimganj district is all set to send a fiberglass-made idol of Goddess Durga to London.
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Video: Speeding Car Drives Into Crowd Amid Durga Puja Visarjan In Bhopal
Three people, including a teenager, got injured after a speeding car ran througha crowd during the immersion of a Durga idol in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal late on Saturday.
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Idol Immersion Marks End Of 5-Day Durga Puja Festivities In Bengal
The five-day Durga Puja festivities concluded on Friday.
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Kolkata's Idol Maker Becomes First To Send Fiberglass Durga Idol Overseas Amid Covid
An idol maker from Kolkata's Kumartuli sent a fiberglass idol of Goddess Durga to Germany and New Jersey becoming the first artisan in the region to send his artwork overseas amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Durga Puja 2020: 2 Ponds For Idol Immersion, Says Bengal Pollution Board
Durga Puja 2020: In order to check pollution of the river waters the West Bengal Pollution Control Board has earmarked two ponds for immersion of Durga idols after Vijaya Dashami. A process to clean the reservoirs almost immediately after the ritual is observed will also be undertaken.
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In A First, Kolkata Artisan Ships Durga Idol To Australia Amid COVID-19
An idol maker from Kumartuli, a potters' hub in West Bengal's north Kolkata, has shipped a fibreglass idol of Goddess Durga to Australia, becoming the first artisan from the area to send his artwork overseas amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Devotees Bid Adieu To Goddess Durga On Vijaydashmi In Kolkata
Dussehra or Vijayadashami marks the end of the nine-day long festive journey of Navratras. In Northern India, Ramlila is being played out across the country for ten days and on the last day effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkaran, and Meghnad are burnt with fireworks marking the destruction of evil.
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Goddess Durga Sparkles In Gold In 2 Kolkata Pujas
Two heavyweight Durga Puja committees in Kolkata have adorned their idols with gold jewellery weighing several kilograms.
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Guwahati Bamboo Durga Idol Aims For Guinness Book Of Records Entry
An idol of Ma Durga standing at over 100 feet in Guwahati is attracting pandal hoppers from far and near and organisers have staked the claim for its entry into the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest bamboo structure.
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Guwahati's 101-Foot Durga Idol To Be World's Tallest Bamboo Sculpture
A 101-foot idol of Goddess Durga made of bamboo is all set to enter the Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest bamboo sculpture. About 5,000 bamboo poles have been used in the making of the idol.
