Agartala, India. 28th Sep, 2017. Showlina Banerjee, age 4 years 10 month and 19 days, dressed as a Kumari, yawns while she is worshiped by a Hindu priest during the religious festival of Durga Puja in the northeastern Indian city of Agartala Sep 28, 2017. Kumari is a young virgin girl who is worshiped as part of the Durga Puja rituals. The festival is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus. Hindus believe that the goddess Durga symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil. Credit: Abhisek Saha/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News

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