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Durga Puja preparations

Updated: October 12, 2012 21:02 IST
An artist works on an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga at a worship venue ahead of Durga Puja festival in Bhubaneswar, India, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo)
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An artist works on an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga at a worship venue ahead of Durga Puja festival in Bhubaneswar, India, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo)
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Indians look at idols of Hindu Goddess Durga at a workshop ahead of Durga Puja festival in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Durga Puja will be celebrated from Oct. 20 24. (AP Photo)
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Artisans work on idols of Hindu Goddess Durga and other Hindu Gods at a workshop ahead of Durga Puja festival in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Durga Puja will be celebrated from Oct. 20 to 24. (AP Photo)
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An artisan works on an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga at a workshop ahead of Durga Puja festival in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Durga Puja will be celebrated from Oct. 20 24. (AP Photo)
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An artisan works on an idol at a workshop ahead of Durga Puja festival in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Durga Puja will be celebrated from Oct. 20 24. (AP Photo)
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Indians walk past idols of Hindu Goddess Durga being worked upon, inside a house in Kolkata, India, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. The five day Durga Puja festival will begin on Oct. 20 and end on Oct. 24 with the immersion of idols in water bodies. (AP Photo)
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Artisans work on idols of Hindu Goddess Durga in Kolkata, India, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. The five day Durga Puja festival will begin on Oct. 20 and end on Oct. 24 with the immersion of idols in water bodies. (AP Photo)
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Indians load an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga into a truck to be transported to a place of worship, at a workshop in Mumbai, India, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. The five day Durga Puja festival will begin on Oct. 20 and end on Oct. 24 with the immersion of idols in water bodies. (AP Photo)
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An Indian boy looks at idols of Hindu Goddess Durga at a workshop ahead of Durga Puja festival in Gauhati, India, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. The five day Durga Puja festival will begin on Oct. 20 and end on Oct. 24 with the immersion of idols in water bodies. (AP Photo)
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An artisan paints an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga at a workshop ahead of Durga Puja festival in Gauhati, India, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. The five day Durga Puja festival will begin on Oct. 20 and end on Oct. 24 with the immersion of idols in water bodies. (AP Photo)
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An artisan paints an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga at a workshop ahead of Durga Puja festival in Gauhati, India, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. The five day Durga Puja festival will begin on Oct. 20 and end on Oct. 24 with the immersion of idols in water bodies. (AP Photo)
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An artisan carries clay masks of Hindu Goddess Durga at a workshop ahead of Durga Puja festival in Gauhati, India, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. The five day Durga Puja festival will begin on Oct. 20 and end on Oct. 24 with the immersion of idols in water bodies. (AP Photo)
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Artisans work on idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in Kolkata, India, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. The five day Hindu festival Durga Puja will begin on Oct. 20 and end on Oct. 24 with the immersion of idols in water bodies. (AP Photo)
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An artisan rests beside idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in Kolkata, India, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. The five day Hindu festival Durga Puja will begin on Oct. 20 and end on Oct. 24 with the immersion of idols in water bodies. (AP Photo)
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Artisans work on idols of Hindu goddess Durga by the side of a road in Kolkata, India, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. The five day Hindu festival Durga Puja will begin on Oct. 20 and end on Oct. 24 with the immersion of idols in water bodies. (AP Photo)
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Artisans work on idols of Hindu goddess Durga by the side of a road in Kolkata, India, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. the five day Hindu festival Durga Puja will begin on Oct. 20 and end on Oct. 24 with the immersion of idols in water bodies. (AP Photo)
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A man talks on his mobile phone as he walks past idols of Hindu goddess Durga in Kolkata, India, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. The five day Hindu festival Durga Puja will begin on Oct. 20 and end on Oct. 24 with the immersion of idols in water bodies. (AP Photo)