A young girl participate in the Kumari Puja ritual as part of the annual Durga Puja Festival at the Ram Krishna Mission, in Guwahati, India on Monday, 19 October 2026. Kumari Puja is a Hindu tradition observed during Durga Puja, Basanti Puja, and Navratri, in which young girls aged one to sixteen are worshipped as living embodiments of the Goddess, the ritual symbolises purity, divine feminine power, and spiritual devotion. Guwahati India - ZUMAt232 20261019_zip_t232_001
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October 19, 2026, Guwahati, Assam, India: A young girl participate in the Kumari Puja ritual as part of the annual Durga Puja Festival at the Ram Krishna Mission, in Guwahati, India on Monday, 19 October 2026. Kumari Puja is a Hindu tradition observed during Durga Puja, Basanti Puja, and Navratri, in which young girls aged one to sixteen are worshipped as living embodiments of the Goddess, the ritual symbolises purity, divine feminine power, and spiritual devotion. Guwahati India - ZUMAt232 20261019_zip_t232_001
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