Kolkata, India. 19th Sep, 2017. Priest kept flower and holy water to pay homage at the stair of river Ganges bank on the occasion of Mahalaya in Kolkata. Hindu devotees pray and take a dip in holy river Ganges to offer homage to their ancestors as he take parts in Tarpan rituals on the occasion of Mahalaya on September 19, 2017 in Kolkata. Bengali Hindu observe Mahalaya the last day of Pitri Pakhsha (fortnight if the fore fathers) by paying homage to ancestor in banks of river Ganges. Credit: PACIFIC PRESS/Alamy Live News
Priest kept flower and holy water to pay homage at the stair of river Ganges bank on the occasion of Mahalaya in Kolkata. Hindu devotees pray and take a dip in holy river Ganges to offer homage to their ancestors as he take parts in Tarpan rituals on the occasion of Mahalaya on September 19, 2017 in Kolkata. Bengali Hindu observe Mahalaya the last day of Pitri Pakhsha (fortnight if the fore fathers) by paying homage to ancestor in banks of river Ganges. Bengali all over the world will be marking the festival Durga Puja representing the victory of good over evil and the celebration of female power from September 26 which fell in Devi paksha. (Photo by Saikat Paul/Pacific Press)
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