Invincible Power

An Artisan applying final touches on a clay idol of Hindu goddess Durga at a pandal in Sivasagar, Assam ahead of the Durga Puja festival on Tuesday, October 16, 2012.

Durga Puja, the annual Hindu festival that involves worship of the Goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology, culminates in the immersion of the idols in bodies of water.

Durga Puja is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. It refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami and Vijayadashami.