Bhubaneswar: The annual Durga Puja celebrations came to a close across Odisha on Friday, as thousands of devotees thronged the streets for grand immersion processions marked by colour, music, and traditional fervour.

In the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, immersion began around noon and continued late into the night, with major thoroughfares turning into festive processional routes. While 193 community pujas were organised in Bhubaneswar this year, Cuttack hosted 160 mandaps, each drawing huge crowds.

With restrictions on high-decibel DJ systems, many puja committees chose to revive traditional instruments and cultural performances, lending the processions a more heritage feel.

In Bhubaneswar, the processions moved along four designated routes, led by cultural organisations suc

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