An artist paints an idol of God Durga ahead of Durga Puja, at Kumartuli on Kolkata.

Artistes of Luv Kush Ramleela Committee (New Delhi) performing on the first day of week-long Ramleela Utsav at Ravindra Bhawan in Bhopal.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata banerjee arrives for the carnival of procession for the immersion of idols of goddess Durga, to marks the end of the Durga puja festival, in Kolka...

West Bengal chief minister Mamata banerjee watch the carnival of procession for the immersion of idols of goddess Durga, to marks the end of the Durga puja festival, in Kolkata.

A carnival of procession for the immersion of idols of goddess Durga, to marks the end of the Durga puja festival, in Kolkata.

A carnival of procession for the immersion of idols of goddess Durga, to marks the end of the Durga puja festival, in Kolkata.

A carnival of procession for the immersion of idols of goddess Durga, to marks the end of the Durga puja festival, in Kolkata.

A carnival of procession for the immersion of idols of goddess Durga, to marks the end of the Durga puja festival, in Kolkata.

A carnival of procession for the immersion of idols of goddess Durga, to marks the end of the Durga puja festival, in Kolkata.

Devotees participate in a procession for the immersion of idols of goddess Durga, in Kolkata. The immersion of idols marks the end of the festival that commemorates the slaying of ...

Women dancing during Immersion Carnival at Red Road in Kolkata.

Eminent Odissi dancer Dona Ganguly's troupe performs during Immersion Carnival in Kolkata.

Shivsena president Uddhav Thackeray addresses during the Shiv Sena's Dasara Melava with Sena leaders at Shivaji Park in Mumbai.

President Ram Nath Kovind with Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a trident during Dussehra celebrations at Parade Ground in New Delhi.

President Ram Nath Kovind with Prime Minister Narendra Modi gesture to the crowd during Dussehra celebrations at Parade Ground in New Delhi.

President Ramnath Kovind and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu look on as Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a bow and arrow during Dussehra celebrations at Parade Ground in New Delhi.

A view of traffic jam as devotees carrying idols of Goddess Durga to immerse at Yamuna river near ISBT in New Delhi.

Devotees carrying the idol of Goddess Durga for immersion at Ganga river on the occasion of "Vijaya Dashmi" at Raginajer in Murshidabad district, West Bengal.

Actress Rituparna Sengupta playing sindur with fashion designer Agnimitra Paul during a "Sindur Khela" at a puja pandel in Kolkata.