Devotees perform rituals during the immersion of Durga Idol on the Day of Maha Dashami in Kolkata

Devotees immerse an idol of Goddess Durga on the final day of Durga Puja festival on the Bank of Hooghly River in Kolkata.

Devotees during Lord Raghunath's Rath Yatra, days after the culmination of Dussehra festival, in Kullu district

Devotees immerse an idol of Goddess Durga in Ganga river after Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata.

BCCI President Saurav Ganguly offers prayers at an idol of Goddess Durga before immersion, in Kolkata.

Immersion of an idol of Goddess Durga in Hooghly river after the culmination of Durga Puja festival, in Nadia district.

Porters carry a clay idol of Devi Durga for immersion in the Ganges after the end of Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata.

Devotees carry an idol of Goddess Kali for immersion, at the end of the Navratri festival, in Bhopal.

Ragpickers look for reusable items from puja offerings, left by devotees in a pond beside Rapti river, a day after the culmination of Navratri festival, in Gorakhpur.

Heir of the Mysuru royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar during 'Vijaya Yatra' on the last day of Dussehra festival, inside the Mysuru Palace premises in Mysuru.

An idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari inside Mysuru Palace premises on the last day of Dussehra festival, in Mysuru.

Caparisoned Elephant Abhimanyu carries the Golden Howdah (seat) during 'Jumboo Savari' on the last day of Dussehra festival, inside the Mysuru Palace premises in Mysuru.

Married women during the traditional ritual of 'Sindoor Khela' on the last day of the Durga Puja festival, in Mumbai.

An effigy of Ravana during the Dussehra celebration, in Kolkata.

Married women take part in 'Sindur Khela' on the occasion of 'Vijay Dashmi' at a Durga Puja pandal, in Kolkata.

Married women take part in 'Sindur Khela' on the occasion of 'Vijay Dashmi' at a Durga Puja pandal, in Kolkata.

Devotees immerse an idol of Goddess Durga in Hooghly River on the last day of Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata.

Devotees immerse an idol of Goddess Durga in Hooghly River on the last day of Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata.

Devotees immerse an idol of Goddess Durga in an utensil on the last day of Durga Puja festival, in New Delhi.

Married women take part in 'Sindur Khela' (applying vermilion) on the occasion of 'Vijay Dashmi', at a Durga Puja pandal at Durgabari in Jaipur.