India: Navratri Durga Puja festival in Rajasthan by Sumit Saraswat
Rajasthani women dance during kalash yatra on the first day of the 9-day long Navratri festival in Beawar. Navratri festival marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura. Thus, Durga Puja festival epitomises the victory of Good over Evil in Hindu mythology, culminates in the immersion of idols in bodies of water. The festival will continue till October 15.
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