Workers in New Delhi set up a festival shed for Durga Puja celebrations on 5 October 2026, as pandal construction gets under way across the capital ahead of the annual festival. (Photo: NationPress/Kamal Kishore)
Construction crews in New Delhi continued building festival infrastructure for Durga Puja 2026 on 5 October 2026, with temporary pandal sheds going up at multiple sites across the city. (Photo: NationPress/Kamal Kishore)
A visitor admires intricately crafted clay idols of Goddess Durga at an idol making workshop in New Delhi on 5 October 2026, days before the start of Durga Puja festivities. (Photo: NationPress/Kamal Kishore)
Residents of New Delhi visited idol workshops on 5 October 2026 to get an early glimpse of the clay statues of Goddess Durga being readied for the upcoming Durga Puja festival. (Photo: NationPress/Kamal Kishore)
A woman pauses to admire the detailed craftsmanship on clay idols of Goddess Durga at an artisan workshop in New Delhi on 5 October 2026, with Durga Puja celebrations approaching. (Photo: NationPress/Kamal Kishore)
A team of artists in New Delhi worked on clay idols of Goddess Durga on 5 October 2026, shaping and detailing the statues ahead of the Durga Puja festival deadline. (Photo: NationPress/Kamal Kishore)
An artisan in New Delhi applied finishing touches to a clay idol of Goddess Durga on 5 October 2026, racing against time to complete orders before the Durga Puja celebrations begin. (Photo: NationPress/Kamal Kishore)
A skilled craftsman in New Delhi was seen carefully sculpting a clay idol of Goddess Durga on 5 October 2026, as workshops across the capital ramp up output ahead of Durga Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Kamal Kishore)
Artisans in New Delhi continued a generations old tradition of clay idol craftsmanship on 5 October 2026, producing intricate statues of Goddess Durga for the upcoming Durga Puja festival. (Photo: NationPress/Kamal Kishore)
Rising demand for clay idols of Goddess Durga kept artisans in New Delhi occupied through 5 October 2026, with workshops receiving orders from pandal organisers ahead of Durga Puja 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kamal Kishore)
Clay idols of Goddess Durga took form at an artist's workshop in New Delhi on 5 October 2026, with each piece hand crafted to meet the aesthetic and devotional expectations of Durga Puja organisers. (Photo: NationPress/Kamal Kishore)
Artists in New Delhi added intricate final details to clay idols of Goddess Durga on 5 October 2026, with the finishing work on decoration and paintwork intensifying as Durga Puja 2026 draws near. (Photo: NationPress/Kamal Kishore)
Dedicated artisans in New Delhi poured hours of meticulous effort into crafting clay idols of Goddess Durga on 5 October 2026, blending artistic skill with devotion ahead of Durga Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Kamal Kishore)
Workshops across New Delhi buzzed with activity on 5 October 2026 as artists shaped clay idols of Goddess Durga, capturing the spirit of community preparation that marks the lead up to Durga Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Kamal Kishore)
As Durga Puja 2026 approaches, artists in New Delhi completed the final stages of clay idol production on 5 October 2026, with the finished statues of Goddess Durga set to be installed at pandals across the city. (Photo: NationPress/Kamal Kishore)