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Shankhari Bazar comes alive ahead of Durga Puja

With Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of Hindu devotees, on the horizon, Old Dhaka's Shankhari Bazar is bustling with the hubbub of shoppers.

Shankhari Bazar comes alive ahead of Durga Puja
Clothes emblazoned with the image of the goddess Durga were on display at a shop in Old Dhaka's Shankhari Bazar.

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Published : 24 Sep 2022, 04:13 PM

Updated : 24 Sep 2022, 04:13 PM

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Ahead of Durga Puja, decorative items for the festival are on display at a shop in Dhaka's Shankhari Bazar.
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Shoppers check out clothes at a shop in Shankharibazar ahead of Durga Puja.
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Shoppers check out clothes at a shop in Shankharibazar ahead of Durga Puja.
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Clothes emblazoned with the image of the goddess Durga were on display at a shop in Old Dhaka's Shankhari Bazar.
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A shopper checks out clothes at a shop in Shankhari Bazar ahead of Durga Puja.
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Various decorative items for the idol of the goddess Durga are on display at a shop in Old Dhaka's Shankhari Bazar.
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As Durga Puja looms, shops in Old Dhaka's Shankhari Bazar display colourful clothes for decorating the idol of the goddess.
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Various items used in the Durga Puja ceremony are displayed at a shop in Old Dhaka's Shankhari Bazar.
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Various items used in the Durga Puja ceremony are displayed at a shop in Old Dhaka's Shankhari Bazar.
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Ahead of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, devotees are going on a shopping spree in Dhaka's Shankhari Bazar.
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Ahead of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, devotees are going on a shopping spree in Dhaka's Shankhari Bazar.
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A woman checks out a bangle at a jewellery shop in Old Dhaka's Shankhari Bazar ahead of Durga Puja.
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Ahead of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, shoppers throng a bronze shop in Dhaka's Sankhari Bazar.
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The image of the goddess Durga adorns items at a brass shop in Old Dhaka's Shankharibazar.
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Ahead of Durga Puja, a shopper checks out a T-shirt at a shop in Dhaka's Shankhari Bazar.
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