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    2007 Durga Puja : Pre-Puja Tour  
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    Image on display
     

    Cottonball clouds on the sky before Puja
     

    Seasonal "kaash" flower blooms
     

    Clay head
     

    Clay is being mixed with rice husk for putting on the skeleton
     

    Skeleton made out of wood, straw, bamboo sticks

    Photo: Dhiman Bose
    Co-operation: Sujit Sengupta
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