Devotees fill Prayagraj streets with dhunuchi dance
A group of devotees performs the traditional dhunuchi dance during Durga Puja festivities in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on 18 October 2026, as the celebrations entered a spiritually charged phase.
A group of devotees performs the traditional dhunuchi dance during Durga Puja festivities in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on 18 October 2026, as the celebrations entered a spiritually charged phase.
A lone devotee performs the incense-filled dhunuchi dance at a Durga Puja pandal in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on 18 October 2026, offering devotion to Goddess Durga in a centuries-old ritual tradition.
At a Durga Puja pandal in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, a devotee holds a lit dhunuchi — a clay incense burner — and sways in worship of Goddess Durga on the evening of 18 October 2026.
Devotees fold hands in prayer before Goddess Durga at a decorated pandal in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on 18 October 2026, as communities across the city observe Durga Puja with aarti and ritual worship.