Durga Puja
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Image Source : INDIATVAn artisan prepares an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga, ahead of Durga Puja festival in Agartala, India, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. The five day festival, which begins Oct. 2, commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion riding, 10 armed goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo/Sushanta Das)
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An Indian worker prepares to transport an idol of Hindu goddess Durga in Allahabad, India, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. Durga Puja, a five day festival, which begins Oct. 2, commemorates the slaying of a demon king by Hindu goddess Durga marking the triumph of good over evil.(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Indian workers prepare to transport an idol of Hindu goddess Durga in Allahabad, India, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011.Durga Puja, a five day festival, which begins Oct. 2, commemorates the slaying of a demon king by Hindu goddess Durga marking the triumph of good over evil.(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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An Indian artist gives finishing touches to an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga, ahead of Durga puja festival in Allahabad, India, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. The five day festival, which begins Oct. 2, commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion riding, 10 armed goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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People carry an idol of Hindu goddess Durga to its worship venue in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. The five day Durga Puja festival, which begins Oct. 2, commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion riding, 10 armed goddess Durga, with prayers marking the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
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Indian sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik creates a sculpture of Hindu Goddess Durga ahead of Durga Puja festival in Siliguri, India, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. The five day festival, which begins Oct. 2, commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion riding, 10 armed goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo)
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Devotees throng inside a temporary worship venue of Hindu goddess Durga on the first day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. The five day festival, commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion riding, 10 armed goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
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A Hindu priest worships goddess Durga on the first day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. The five day festival, commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion riding, 10 armed goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
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Hindu devotees offer prayers before an idol of goddess Durga, center, during the Durga Puja festival in Gauhati, India, Monday, Oct.3, 2011. The five day festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by the lion riding, 10 armed goddess, marking the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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A Bangladeshi devotee prays before an idol of Hindu goddess Durga during Durga Puja, or Durga Prayers at Dhakeshwari tample in Dhaka Bangladesh, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. The five day festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion riding, 10 armed goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
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Traditional drummers perform before an idol of Hindu goddess Durga during Durga Puja, or Durga Prayers at Dhakeshwari tample in Dhaka Bangladesh, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. The five day festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion riding, 10 armed goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
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Hindu devotees offer prayers before an idol of goddess Durga, center, during the Durga Puja festival in Allahabad, India, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. The five day festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by the lion riding, 10 armed goddess, marking the triumph of good over evil (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A priest puts a garland on a Kumari, a virgin girl worshipped as an incarnation of Goddess Durga, during Durga Puja festival in Belur, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) north of Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. The five day festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion riding, 10 armed goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)