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In Photos: Ramnami Community From Chhattisgarh Brings Its Devotion To Kolkata's Durga Puja

Members of Chhattisgarh's Ramnami community attend a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, carrying a distinctive tradition in which devotees tattoo the name of Ram on their bodies as an expression of faith and resistance to caste discrimination

Members of the Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, are seen at a community puja pandal during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. The community members tattoo the sacred name 'Ram' on their skin, transforming their bodies into living temples, as an act of rebellion against discrimination by the higher castes. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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A member of the Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, at a community puja pandal during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.
A member of the Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, at a community puja pandal during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
Members of the Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, are seen at a community puja pandal during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. The community members tattoo the sacred name 'Ram' on their skin, transforming their bodies into living temples, as an act of rebellion against discrimination by the higher castes.
Members of the Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, are seen at a community puja pandal during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. The community members tattoo the sacred name 'Ram' on their skin, transforming their bodies into living temples, as an act of rebellion against discrimination by the higher castes. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
Members of the Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, are seen at a community puja pandal during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.
Members of the Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, are seen at a community puja pandal during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
A member of the Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, recites a religious text at a community puja pandal during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.
A member of the Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, recites a religious text at a community puja pandal during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
A member of the Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, at a community puja pandal during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.
A member of the Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, at a community puja pandal during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
Members of the Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, are seen at a community puja pandal during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.
Members of the Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, are seen at a community puja pandal during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
A visitor takes photographs at a community puja pandal representing Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.
A visitor takes photographs at a community puja pandal representing Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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