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Kolkata prepares to celebrate Durga Puja festival amid pandemic

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Kolkata, Oct 8 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal were gearing up on Friday to celebrate Durga Puja festival, amid the coronavirus pandemic.The five-day-long celebration marks the homecoming of Goddess Durga, one of the major deities in the Indian pantheon of gods and goddesses, and her victory over the forces of evil. The festival this year falls between Oct. 11 and Oct. 15. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL IN KOLKATA, INDIA.

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