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Durga Puja Navratra

Updated: October 22, 2012 20:12 IST
A child reacts as she buys pumpkins to be painted with demon faces during the Durga Puja festival in Chennai, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Devotees believe that smashing pumpkins painted with demon faces drive away evil spirits. (AP Photo)
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A child reacts as she buys pumpkins to be painted with demon faces during the Durga Puja festival in Chennai, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Devotees believe that smashing pumpkins painted with demon faces drive away evil spirits. (AP Photo)
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Hindu Devotees click photographs of the ornately decorated worship venue of goddess Durga on the third day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. 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)
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Devotees throng inside an illuminated temporary worship venue of goddess Durga on the third day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. 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)
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Members of Sil family of Chorbagan pray during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. 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)
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Members of Sil family of Chorbagan pray during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. 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)
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Members of Sil family of Chorbagan perform a ritual during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. 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)
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In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 photo, a devotee holding a pot of holy smoke dances on the second day of the Durga Puja festival celebrations at a temporary shelter in Kolkata, India. 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)