Chorbagan devotees carry Durga idol to immersion

Devotees carry the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga idol towards the immersion site in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 24 October 2026 — a procession shadowed by a stampede on 17 October at the same pandal that reportedly claimed several lives and injured many. (Photo: NationPress)

The Chorbagan Sarbojanin immersion procession moved through Kolkata on 24 October 2026, a week after the 17 October stampede at the same pandal reportedly left several people dead and many others injured. (Photo: NationPress)

Devotees of Chorbagan Sarbojanin carried the Durga idol through the streets of Kolkata, West Bengal on Saturday, 24 October 2026, with the community still mourning victims of the 17 October stampede at the pandal. (Photo: NationPress)

Accompanied by police security, devotees of Chorbagan Sarbojanin escorted the Durga idol to the Nimtala Ghat immersion site in Kolkata on 24 October 2026, following the deadly stampede of 17 October that claimed several lives. (Photo: NationPress)

A truck bearing the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga idol moved through Kolkata on 24 October 2026 displaying a banner of condolences to the victims of the stampede that struck the pandal on 17 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

A man holds a lit candle in tribute to the victims of the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal stampede during the immersion procession in Kolkata, West Bengal on 24 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Mourners hold candles in collective tribute to the victims of the Chorbagan Sarbojanin pandal stampede as the Durga idol immersion procession winds through Kolkata, West Bengal on 24 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

The Chorbagan Sarbojanin community gathered with candles during the Durga idol immersion procession in Kolkata, West Bengal on 24 October 2026, honouring those who lost their lives in the 17 October stampede at the pandal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

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