People all over India are celebrating Durga Puja during the Navaratri season. The event is celebrated for 10 days. This year, it is celebrated upto Thursday, October 2, 2025. For generations, Durga Puja has been more than a festival.
People are showcasing the festive atmosphere by celebrating their jubilant mood in the form of creatively made pandals. There are some unique pandals made out of wood, metal, coconut fibre, plastic, etc. The mood is lively not just in West Bengal, but across the country. Some of 2025’s Puja pandals spanned themes ranging from food adulteration to acid attack victims. Workers in the pandals come from districts across West Bengal to give shape to the themed extravagant artwork that bring the Durga Pooja to life in other states.
Even sex workers of Kolkata conducted the 13th edition of their own Durga Pooja fighting social stigma and showing resilience. With Kolkata facing incessant rains, some Durga Pooja pandals were flooded, leaving organisers to repair the damages.
Take a look at images from all over the country:
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DEBASISH BHADURI
Kolkata: Durga pooja artwork displayed at a south Kolkata pandal in Haridevpur 41 Pally. People in Kolkata have created a lot of grand pandals across the city.
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PTI
Kolkata: A worker decorates a pandal with used plastic bottles on the theme of ‘environment’.
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PTI
Prayagraj: An illuminated view of a pandal themed on “Sheesh Mahal” (Palace of Mirrors), during the ‘Durga Puja’ festival.
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ANI
Guwahati: A devotee offers prayers to Goddess Durga.
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K.R. Deepak
Visakhapatnam: Devotees performing puja in Old Town.
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BISWARANJAN ROUT
Bhubaneswar: Crowd gathers near a huge puja pandal to witness the Durga Pooja festivities.
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DEBASISH BHADURI
Kolkata: Dakshindari youths portrayed acid attack survivors as their Durga puja theme for 2025.
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PTI
Bhubaneswar: An illuminated view of the Saheed Nagar pandal.
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ANI
Puri: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created sand art for team India’s victory in Asia Cup final with goddess Durga idol at Puri Beach.
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PTI
Bhubaneswar: People’s creative pursuits are visible at a majestic pandal.
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KVS Giri
Vijayawada: The work that goes in, ahead of Dasara festival. Artists have to create several idols for the Navaratri season.
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H.S. Manjunath
Mangaluru: An artist making the idol for Durga Pujja Samithi of Bengali Association.
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M. Periasamy
Coimbatore: Idol makers from Kolkata bring alive Goddess Durga.
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V. Raju
Visakhapatnam: An artist busy giving final touches to the idol of Goddess Durga at Kancharapalem.
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Ragu R
Chennai: Durga idol artists work in T. Nagar, at the Thakkar Bapa Vidyalaya.
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ANI
Nagpur: Devotees carry an idol of Goddess Durga during the Navratri festival celebration.
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PTI
Ranchi: An illuminated view of a large pandal shows the jubilant mood in other cities also.
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REUTERS
Kolkata: A priest prepares to pray in front of an idol of the goddess Durga placed on an altar.
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ANI
Kolkata: A view of a pandal based on the theme of “Operation Sindoor”.
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ANI
Kolkata: A view of Simla Byayam Samity’s Durga Puja pandal on the occasion of Maha Shasti.
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PTI
Kolkata: People visit the Kashi Bose Lane pandal themed on ‘Pakdondi’.
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PTI
Nadia: A view of a pandal themed on Kedarnath temple during ‘Durga Puja’ festival, in Nadia, West Bengal.
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PTI
Kolkata: People visit a community pandal themed on ‘Old Calcutta’.
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PTI
Kolkata: An idol of Goddess Durga installed at a community puja pandal.