Bangladeshi Hindu women celebrate Durga Puja festival

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Bangladeshi Hindu women dance on the last day of Durga Puja festival at Azimpur pandal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 23, 2015. Durga Puja is the largest Hindu festival that involves worship of Goddess Durga who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Xinhua/Shariful Islam)

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