{"success":true,"data":"Devotees carry an idol of Goddess Durga on their shoulders, secured to a bamboo frame, toward the Jalangi River. With great effort, they carry it down the uneven, undulating riverbed, then take it around by boat and immerse it there. This event takes place just before evening, as the sun sets over the river. Before the immersion, a priest performs a dance while holding a Dhunuchi (incense burner) that is emitting smoke at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 21, 2026. Saccharum spontaneum (wild sugarcane, kans grass) flowers are in bloom all around the river. People along the riverbank and on the boats are joyfully setting off firecrackers. The authorities have provided life jackets to the visitors, and anyone found to be in an intoxicated state is being escorted off the boats using safety vessels. In rural West Bengal, Vijayadashami concludes Durga Puja with Bisharjon, the ritual immersion of Goddess Durga's clay idols into rivers, symbolizing her return to Mount Kailash. Unlike the managed city immersions, rural celebrations embody community spirit. Local youth carry the idols to the riverbank on their shoulders or pull them on small wooden carts. The entire path echoes with the deep, frantic beats of the dhak (traditional drums). Unlike urban centers, rural immersions are done entirely by hand. Groups of villagers gently wade out into the current, balancing the heavy clay structures on wooden poles or small country boats, before letting the river embrace the deity.
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