India, Sept. 9 -- Unique themes are a major attraction during the Durga Puja being celebrated from September 28 to October 2 this year. The 10-handed idol of Goddess Durga is the centre-piece of celebrations across the country, save one at Durgabari in Tripura's capital Agartala.

The Durga idol with two visible hands and eight hidden is worshipped at a shrine near the Ujjayanta Palace of the erstwhile Manikya royal family. It draws devotees from across the country and abroad.

The story goes that Sulokkhona Devi, the queen of Krishna Kishore Manikya, fainted sometime in the 19th century after seeing the Durga idol with 10 arms during an arati. She later dreamt about the goddess telling her that the deity with two visible arms could be wo...