Kolkata, Oct. 21 -- Devotees across West Bengal bade goodbye to their beloved Mother Goddess with tears in their eyes as her idols were immersed in ponds, lakes and rivers, on Vijaya Dashami, the final day of the annual Durga Puja festivities on Wednesday.
The banks of the Ganga came alive with festive fervour as several puja organisers arrived in colourful processions, accompanied by the beats of dhaak (traditional drums), to immerse idols of Goddess Durga and her four children - Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha and Kartik.
Hundreds of devotees, including the young, joined hands to gently lower the idols into the river.
While a sense of emptiness gripped many as the grandest celebration of Bengal drew to a close, they found solace shouting, ...