{
  "id": 15739645,
  "title": "India marks Dasara burnings and Durga immersions | In pictures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/india-marks-dasara-burnings-and-durga-immersions-in-pictures",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T11:56:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-marks-dasara-burnings-and-durga-immersions-in-pictures/article71603735.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Idols of Lord Jagannath and Ramayana scenes adorn shops in Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu as the Poompuhar showroom holds a sales-cum-exhibition on October 4, 2026. Artisans in Ahmedabad rehearse their performances and finalize Goddess Durga idols ahead of Navratri 2026. Goddess Durga idols are displayed for sale in Hyderabad, Vijayawada, and Kolkata. Devotees visit beautifully decorated Durga Puja pandals in Secunderabad and New Delhi. In Ongole, devotees perform a fire stunt during the Dasara Navaratri procession. Members of the Bengali community take part in a traditional Prabhat Pheri during Durga Puja celebrations in Visakhapatnam. Devotees offer prayers and seek blessings of Goddess Kanaka Durga in Vijayawada. Priests offer prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in Srinagar. An artist paints portraits on demon king Ravana masks ahead of Dussehra festivities in Bhubaneswar. A drone show lights up the sky during the Dasara festival in Mysuru. Devotees wear kaappu and dress in costumes for Durga Puja and Navratri celebrations in Kolkata. Thousands of devotees arrive in Kulasekrapattinam for the Mutharamman temple's grand event. A rider participates in the Kambala race event during Dasara in Mysuru. The illuminated Mysuru Palace holds center stage during Dasara. Devotees gather at a pandal during the Durga Puja festival in Hyderabad. Bihar Health Minister offers prayers before Goddess Durga at a puja pandal in Patna. Children are initiated into learning at a temple during Vijayadashami in Puducherry. Hundreds of children participate in the Vidyarambam ritual marking the power of knowledge and victory of good over evil. A police official performs 'Shastra Puja' during the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad.",
  "summary": "From idol immersions to Ravana effigy burnings, visuals from across the country as communities mark the end of Navratri with Dasara, Vijayadashami and Durga Puja festivities",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}