Widows, media personnel and members of a non-governmental organisation travel on a boat on their way to visit the Belur temple ahead of the Durga Puja festival on the outskirts of Kolkata, on October 8. The Durga Puja festival, which will be celebrated from October 11 to 14, is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus. Hindus believe that the goddess Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil. Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri