Odissi Dancer Sanchita Bhattcharjee and her troup practicing for wellcome the upcoming Durga Festival at Heritage house Sovabazar Rajbari in Calcutta on Saturday 17 September2005.Hindu Goddess Durga is the slayer of evil demon king, Mahishasura. She is said to be formed by the joint divine energies of the major Gods in Hindu religion. The ten armed goddess is worshipped with a lot of fervor in Bengal. Every autumn, Bengalis all over the world celebrate her festival which not only stands for the victory of good over evil, but is also a celebration of woman power. The festival this year starts on October EPA /PIYAL ADHIKARY
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