Crowds of devotees assembled at immersion ghats across Bengaluru, Karnataka on 21 October 2026 to witness the ritualistic immersion of Goddess Durga idols, signalling the close of Durga Puja festivities. (Photo: NationPress)
Idols of Goddess Durga and accompanying deities were lowered into a water body in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 21 October 2026, as devotees bid a tearful farewell marking the end of Durga Puja 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
The annual Durga Puja cycle concluded in Bengaluru on Vijayadashami, 21 October 2026, as idols of Goddess Durga and associated deities were ceremonially immersed in local water bodies amid large gatherings of devotees. (Photo: NationPress)
Karnataka's capital Bengaluru observed Durga visarjan on 21 October 2026, with devotees converging at designated water bodies to immerse idols of Goddess Durga and other deities as part of the traditional Vijayadashami ritual. (Photo: NationPress)
On Vijayadashami 2026, residents of Bengaluru, Karnataka observed time honoured farewell rites for Goddess Durga, with idols of the deity and other accompanying figures immersed in water bodies across the city on 21 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Large groups of devotees gathered at water bodies across Bengaluru, Karnataka on 21 October 2026 to participate in the mass immersion of Goddess Durga idols, a ritual that traditionally signals the end of the ten day Durga Puja season. (Photo: NationPress)
Bengaluru devotees bade farewell to Goddess Durga on 21 October 2026 as the city's Durga Puja 2026 celebrations reached their culmination with the ceremonial immersion of idols in local water bodies in Karnataka. (Photo: NationPress)
Devotees in Bengaluru, Karnataka carried an idol of Goddess Durga in a colourful procession towards the designated immersion site on 21 October 2026, marking the ceremonial culmination of Durga Puja 2026 festivities in the city. (Photo: NationPress)
Joyous devotees broke into dance during a procession carrying an idol of Goddess Durga through the streets of Bengaluru, Karnataka towards the immersion site on 21 October 2026, as Durga Puja 2026 drew to a festive close. (Photo: NationPress)
The streets of Bengaluru came alive with song and dance on Vijayadashami, 21 October 2026, as devotees accompanied a Goddess Durga idol in a vibrant procession heading towards the immersion site, drawing the curtain on Durga Puja 2026 in Karnataka. (Photo: NationPress)