Traditional drummers perform outside the suburban railway station as they wait to be hired for the Hindu festival 'Durga Puja' celebrations, in Kolkata Photo: AFP
A trickle of visitors instead of the usual crowds and signs reminding visitors to maintain distance are only some of the many ways in which India’s annual Durga Puja festival has adjusted to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The annual Hindu festival is the biggest celebration in eastern India's West Bengal state, but it is also observed across the country.
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