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Ratan Paul, 70, lights a wood fire to dry mud idols of the Hindu gods and goddesses at his workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Ratan Paul, 70, lights a wood fire to dry mud idols of the Hindu gods and goddesses at his workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Sunita Paul, 31, prepares food for herself and other artisans preparing mud idols of the Hindu goddess Durga and other deities at a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Sunita Paul, 31, prepares food for herself and other artisans preparing mud idols of the Hindu goddess Durga and other deities at a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Artisans carry a mud idol of the Hindu god Ganesha outside a workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Artisans carry a mud idol of the Hindu god Ganesha outside a workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Artisans prepare mud idols of the Hindu goddess Durga and other deities at a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Artisans prepare mud idols of the Hindu goddess Durga and other deities at a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

An artisan uses bamboo, hay and ropes to make a skeleton for the construction of a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

An artisan uses bamboo, hay and ropes to make a skeleton for the construction of a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Devotees unload a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga from a pushcart after collecting it from a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Devotees unload a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga from a pushcart after collecting it from a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Ratan Paul, 70, looks on after last of the mud idols of the Hindu goddess Durga and other deities were collected by customers from his workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Ratan Paul, 70, looks on after last of the mud idols of the Hindu goddess Durga and other deities were collected by customers from his workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

An artisan uses clay to form the toe end of the feet for a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

An artisan uses clay to form the toe end of the feet for a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Army personnel from Shillong, in the neighboring state of Meghalaya, collect a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga from a workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Army personnel from Shillong, in the neighboring state of Meghalaya, collect a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga from a workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A customer transports a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga on a pushcart after collecting it from a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A customer transports a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga on a pushcart after collecting it from a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Ratan Paul, 70, stands at the entrance to his workshop making mud idols of the Hindu goddess Durga and other deities, during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Ratan Paul, 70, stands at the entrance to his workshop making mud idols of the Hindu goddess Durga and other deities, during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Artisans at a workshop carry a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga to load it on to a vehicle during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Artisans at a workshop carry a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga to load it on to a vehicle during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Hindu women devotees participate in a ritual procession during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Hindu women devotees participate in a ritual procession during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

An artisan prepares colors to paint on a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

An artisan prepares colors to paint on a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A Hindu priest performs ritual prayers before an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A Hindu priest performs ritual prayers before an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A tableau depicting the slaying of demon Mahishasura by the Hindu goddess Durga is installed for community worship during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A tableau depicting the slaying of demon Mahishasura by the Hindu goddess Durga is installed for community worship during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Kanchan Paul, 39, paints the eyes on an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at his workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Kanchan Paul, 39, paints the eyes on an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at his workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Sunita Paul, 31, gives finishing touches to a head meant for a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Sunita Paul, 31, gives finishing touches to a head meant for a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

An artisan works on a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

An artisan works on a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Artisans take rest on the floor of a workshop where they make mud idols of the Hindu goddess Durga and other deitiesduring the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Artisans take rest on the floor of a workshop where they make mud idols of the Hindu goddess Durga and other deitiesduring the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A Hindu priest performs ritual prayers before receiving an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A Hindu priest performs ritual prayers before receiving an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Hindu devotees carry out a ritual procession during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Hindu devotees carry out a ritual procession during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Ratan Paul, 70, uses a blowtorch to dry a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at his workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Ratan Paul, 70, uses a blowtorch to dry a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at his workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)