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An idol of Goddess Durga is being immersed in a water body at the end of the Hindu festival Durga Puja in Bhopal, the capital of India's Madhya Pradesh state, Oct. 6, 2022. (Xinhua stringer)
BHOPAL, India, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The last day of the celebration of the annual Hindu festival Durga Puja in Bhopal of India's Madhya Pradesh state saw the idol of Goddess Durga immersed in a water body.
Durga Puja reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga, and many families engaged in making idols of the goddess before the festival.
An idol of Goddess Kali is being lifted by a crane for immersion in a water body at the end of the Hindu festival Durga Puja in Bhopal, the capital of India's Madhya Pradesh state, Oct. 6, 2022. (Xinhua stringer)
An idol of Goddess Durga is being immersed in a water body at the end of the Hindu festival Durga Puja in Bhopal, the capital of India's Madhya Pradesh state, Oct. 6, 2022. (Xinhua stringer)
An idol of Goddess Durga is being immersed in a water body at the end of the Hindu festival Durga Puja in Bhopal, the capital of India's Madhya Pradesh state, Oct. 6, 2022. (Xinhua stringer)
An idol of Goddess Durga is being immersed in a water body at the end of the Hindu festival Durga Puja in Bhopal, the capital of India's Madhya Pradesh state, Oct. 6, 2022. (Xinhua stringer)■