Kannur (Kerala): The Bengalis residing in Kerala celebrated the festival of Vijayadashami at Kannur's Payyambalam area on Tuesday.
The celebration was held at the Jawahar Library Mini Hall.
As part of the ceremony, huge idols of Goddess Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati along with that of Lord Ganesha were immersed in the Payyambalam sea.
The program was organised by Bengalis who have settled down in Kerala.
Bengalis in Kannur, Kasaragod and Wayanad districts conducted the procession and pooja at Payyambalam under the name of Sri Sri Sharadiya Durgotsav.
The Ashtami pooja was held as part of the celebrations which began on Thursday.
Daburidas, who came from Bengal, played a musical instrument called 'Daki' and people danced to its tunes.
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