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An Indian girl Isha Bannerje (C) dresses up as Goddess Durga during Kumari Puja ritual as a part of the Durga Puja Hindu festival, at Nandi Bari far North of Kolkata, Eastern India, 14 October 2021. During the Kumari Puja, devotees worship a girl aged between six and twelve, symbolizing the Kanya Kumari (virgin) form of the Goddess Durga Devi. Hindu devotees believe that the Kanya is a living embodiment of the goddess Durga. (Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA/EFE)
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