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Mortal remains of a victim of the stampede at Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal being taken in a dead body carrier vehicle, in Kolkata. Nineteen people died, and 25 others were injured in the stampede following a crowd surge amid rain on Saturday evening. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
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A member of the Ramnami community, a Hindu devotional sect from Chhattisgarh, is seen at a community puja pandal during the ongoing 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal. 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/Manvender Vashist Lav
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District Magistrate Ruchika Chauhan meets injured people at a hospital after a truck crashed into several devotees waiting near a temple, killing thirteen people and injuring nearly 40 others, in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior city. | Photo: PTI
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In this image received on Oct. 18, 2026, JMM leader Kalpana Soren performs religious rituals at Nemra village following the demise of her mother-in law, Rupi Soren. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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Devotees offer prayers at the Shitla temple during the ‘Navratri’ festival, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
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Kolkata Police personnel examine scattered belongings inside a Durga Puja pandal after a stampede-like situation triggered by an exit gate collapse due to heavy crowd pressure, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI
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In this image posted on Oct. 18, 2026, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta during the cleanliness drive at Hathi Ghat under the ‘Chalo Yamuna Abhiyan’, in New Delhi. | Photo: @gupta_rekha/X via PTI
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In this image posted on Oct. 18, 2026, Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court, Justice Harish Tandon, administers the oath of office to Brajmohan Ram as the Governor of the state. | Photo: @GovernorOdisha/X via PTI
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In this image posted on Oct. 18, 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari meet those injured in the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal stampede, at the Apollo hospital in Kolkata. | Photo: @AmitShah/X via PTI
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Police personnel deployed at Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal following a stampede, in Kolkata. Nineteen people died and 25 others were injured in the stampede following a crowd surge amid rain on Saturday evening. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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Commutters move along a road amid hazy conditions, in Navi Mumbai. | Photo: PTI
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Actors Aayushman Khurana and Sara Ali Khan showcase creations of designer Manish Malhotra during Lakme Fashion Week, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
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People offer prayers at Kol Kandoli Temple during the Navratri festival, at Nagrorta, in Jammu, | Photo: PTI
