IN PHOTOS | Kolkata kicks off Durga Puja 2022 celebrations in full spirit

Kolkata is celebrating Durga Puja in full glory --- revellers wearing new clothes have started making the rounds of popular puja marquees which are already being inuagurated. The festival, dedicated to Goddess Durga, begins October 1 and ends on the 5th, which is celebrated as Dussehra --- a day to honour triumph of good over evil.

Kolkata is celebrating Durga Puja in full glory --- revellers wearing new clothes have started making the rounds of popular puja marquees which are already being inuagurated. The festival, dedicated to Goddess Durga, begins October 1 and ends on the 5th, which is celebrated as Dussehra --- a day to honour triumph of good over evil. (Photo | PTI) 

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly waves the national flag from a replica of the balcony of Lord's cricket ground, during the inauguration of a community Durga Puja pandal, in Kolkata. (Photo | PTI)

Artists perform the 'Chhou' dance during the inauguration of a community Durga Puja pandal, in Kolkata. (Photo | PTI)

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the inauguration of a community Durga Puja pandal, in Kolkata. (Photo | PTI)

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee plays the dhak (a traditional drum-like instrument) at the inauguration of a community puja pandal for Durga Puja festival in Kolkata. (Photo | PTI)

Members and supporters of the LGBTQ community with sex workers' children perform during inauguration of a community Durga Puja pandal, at Red Light Area in Kolkata. (Photo | PTI)

A community Durga Puja pandal to raise awareness on plastic ban, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata. (Photo | PTI)

A community pandal during Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata. (Photo | PTI)

Artists create a community Durga Puja pandal using 'Dhunachi', a Bengali incense burner, for Durga Puja festival celebrations, in Kolkata. (Photo | PTI)

Workers load a replica of Christ the Redeemer on a van to transit for installation at a community Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata. (Photo | PTI)

Visitors at a community pandal made of sand during the Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata. (Photo | PTI)

A community Durga Puja pandal to raise awareness on the plastic ban, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata. (Photo | PTI)