An Indian girl Ishani Chatterjee (R) dressed as Goddess Durga is worshipped during the Durga Puja festival at Shidaspur village north of Calcutta Eastern India on 10 October 2016. The “Kanya” or Kumari Puja is a ritual of worshipping a girl aged between six and twelve years, symbolizing the Kanya Kumari (virgin) form of the Goddess Durga Devi. Hindu devotees perform the Kanya Puja in front of an idol of the Goddess Durga and believe that a Kanya is a living impersonation of the goddess. (Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA)
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