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Hindu Festival of Lights - Bangladesh

People light oil lamps to celebrate Diwali, or the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 20, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hindu Festival of Lights - Bangladesh

Oil lamps are lit to celebrate Diwali, or the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 20, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hindu Festival of Lights - Bangladesh

People light oil lamps and candles to celebrate Diwali, or the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 20, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hindu Festival of Lights - Bangladesh

People light candles to celebrate Diwali, or the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 20, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Diwali Celebration Held - Yangon

A man lights oil lamps to celebrate Diwali, or the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Oct. 20, 2025. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Diwali Celebration Held - Yangon

(251020) -- YANGON, Oct. 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Oil lamps are seen at a Hindu temple in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

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Diwali Celebration Held - Yangon

People hold oil lamps to celebrate Diwali, or the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Oct. 20, 2025. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Diwali Celebration Held - Yangon

(251020) -- YANGON, Oct. 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Women light oil lamps to celebrate Diwali, or the Hindu festival of lights, at a Hindu temple in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

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Diwali Celebration Held - Yangon

A woman lights oil lamps to celebrate Diwali, or the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Oct. 20, 2025. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival Ends with Immersion of Idols - India

Bangladeshi Hindu devotees with sindoor, or vermillion on their faces, dance in front of a Hindu temple on the last day of Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 2, 2025. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees whispers their wishes in the ears of Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees offer prayers to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing Hindu Lord Shiva, at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees offer prayers to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing Hindu Lord Shiva, at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees offer prayers to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing Hindu Lord Shiva, at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees whispers their wishes in the ears of Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees whispers their wishes in the ears of Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees offer prayers to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing Hindu Lord Shiva, at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees whispers their wishes in the ears of Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees whispers their wishes in the ears of Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees whispers their wishes in the ears of Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees whispers their wishes in the ears of Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman prays during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman draws sacred swastika symbols with vermillion during Ambubachi festival rituals at a temple in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The ancient geometric motif, central to the fertility celebrations marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle, adorns temple walls as devotees observe the Ashada month (June-July) traditions. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Married Hindu women smile as sindoor (vermillion) is applied during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle in the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), symbolizes fertility, with temple sanctuaries remaining closed for three days while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Married Hindu women smile as sindoor (vermillion) is applied during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle in the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), symbolizes fertility, with temple sanctuaries remaining closed for three days while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Hindu women pray during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A married Hindu woman smiles as vermillion is applied during Ambubachi festival celebrations in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual ritual, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), commemorates Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman prays during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman prays during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman draws sacred swastika symbols with vermillion during Ambubachi festival rituals at a temple in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The ancient geometric motif, central to the fertility celebrations marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle, adorns temple walls as devotees observe the Ashada month (June-July) traditions. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman prays during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Hindu women draw sacred swastika symbols with vermillion during Ambubachi festival rituals at a temple in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The ancient geometric motif, central to the fertility celebrations marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle, adorns temple walls as devotees observe the Ashada month (June-July) traditions. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Hindu women draw sacred swastika symbols with vermillion during Ambubachi festival rituals at a temple in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The ancient geometric motif, central to the fertility celebrations marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle, adorns temple walls as devotees observe the Ashada month (June-July) traditions. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Hindu women pray during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Married Hindu women smile as sindoor (vermillion) is applied during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle in the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), symbolizes fertility, with temple sanctuaries remaining closed for three days while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Married Hindu women smile as sindoor (vermillion) is applied during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle in the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), symbolizes fertility, with temple sanctuaries remaining closed for three days while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a Hindu temple and high school flooded in a village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, On June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a Hindu temple and high school flooded in a village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, On June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a Hindu temple and high school flooded in a village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, On June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a Hindu temple and high school flooded in a village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, On June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony of Bathing Deities - India

Hindu priests perform rituals during the holy "Snan Yatra" or bathing ceremony of Idol of Gods Jagannath, Subhadra, and Balabhadra ahead of their Ratha Yatra or Chariot festival in Jagannath temple at Agartala in Tripura, India, on June 11, 2025. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony of Bathing Deities - India

Hindu priests perform rituals during the holy "Snan Yatra" or bathing ceremony of Idol of Gods Jagannath, Subhadra, and Balabhadra ahead of their Ratha Yatra or Chariot festival in Jagannath temple at Agartala in Tripura, India, on June 11, 2025. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony of Bathing Deities - India

Hindu priests perform rituals during the holy "Snan Yatra" or bathing ceremony of Idol of Gods Jagannath, Subhadra, and Balabhadra ahead of their Ratha Yatra or Chariot festival in Jagannath temple at Agartala in Tripura, India, on June 11, 2025. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM