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Images: Navratri celebrations across India
Fp Staff • 13 years agoDevotees thronged temples in large numbers to mark the beginning of the nine-day long Hindu festival, Navratri on Friday.
Images: The festival of kites, Makar Sankrati
Fp Archives • 13 years agoMakar sankrati is the Hindu festival which commemorates the beginning of the harvest season and the termination of winter.
The nineteenth century Durga Puja: Babus, hookahs, and nautchgirls
Fp Archives • 14 years agoThe Bengali babu looks on, an Egyptian mummy shrouded in zari and jewels. The roads filled with devout Marwaris, eager whores, and drunken rakes. A funny, satirical look at Durga Puja back in the good old days.