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Devotees celebrate Gajalaxmi Puja with grandeur in Puri, Tuesday     Cultural performances light up Kumar Purnima celebrations at ITI Auditorium premises in Berhampur, Ganjam   Normalcy returns to violence-hit Cuttack as curfew lifted, internet services restored

        Devotees celebrate Laxmi Puja with grandeur across Bhubaneswar UDRA hosts 22nd Kumar Utsav at Rabindra Mandap, Bhubaneswar, Monday   Heavy rain lashes Bhubaneswar, Monday

22nd Kumar Utsav celebration by Utkal Dance and Research Academy at Rabindra Mandap in Bhubaneswar   Cuttack unrest: Carts of roadside vendors near Gourisankar Park set on fire; fire service personnel douse flames   Cuttack: Police conduct flag march in violence-hit Dargah Bazar area  

Gosani idols assemble near Lion Gate of Jagannath Temple in Puri as preparations for immersion rituals get underway         Carts of roadside vendors lie overturned near Gouri Shankar Park in Cuttack         Gosani idols being immersed in temporary pond...

Large crowd gathers for Goddess Durga’s idol immersion procession at Bhubaneswar's Nayapalli   Vibrant scenes from Goddess Durga’s idol immersion procession in Bhubaneswar   Durga Puja festivities end with immersion of idols at makeshift pond near Kuakhai river  

Durga Puja celebrations draw devotees to pandal at Saheed Nagar in Bhubaneswar   Bengali women play sindoor khela at Ashok Nagar Kalibari in Bhubaneswar   Devotees witness Maha Alati at Sheikh Bazar Puja Mandap in Cuttack on Dussehra

Devotees perform Maha Navami rituals at Durga Puja pandals at Bomikhal, Baramunda, Rasulgarh, Sahid Nagar, Old Station Bazaar, Wednesday.   Vehicles stuck in traffic at Vani Vihar–Rasulgarh road in Bhubaneswar   Fallen decorative arch lies across the road at College Chhak in Cuttack

Devotees throng pandals as Ashtami celebrations held in different parts of Bhubaneswar         Cuttack dazzles with elaborately decorated puja mandaps           Festive rush causes traffic congestion at Rasulgarh Square in Bhubaneswar on Maha Ashtami

Gigantic 62-ft idol of Goddess Durga draws crowd at Tangibanta, Bhubaneswar, Monday On Maha Saptami, devotees worship Goddess Durga at various pandals across Bhubaneswar, Monday

Durga Puja spirit soars as Bhubaneswar’s pandals showcase splendour on Maha Sashthee   Bhubaneswar commuters face traffic snarls at Jayadev Vihar Nandankanan road