Durga Puja is the time when Bengalis across the world celebrate the arrival of Maa Durga with unmatched devotion and joy. This year, Durga Puja will be celebrated in the third week of October.

A worker prepares an idol of Goddess Durga at a workshop as preparations are underway ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata. 

Artists work on 'Ek Chala Thakur', a traditional style of Durga Puja idol at a community pandal ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Bolpur.

An artist paints an idol of goddess Durga at a workshop ahead of Durga Puja festival, in Nadia.