Shillong : Clockwise from top left: 1. The Mawprem Hindu Mission Durga Puja Pandal. 2. Priests perform ‘Kumari’ Puja on Maha Asthami at Ramakrishna Mission, Laitumkhrah. 3. Drum beaters (dhakis) participate in a drum beating competition organised by the Central Puja Committee at Jail Road Durga puja mandap. 4. Devotees seek blessings on the occasion of Maha Dashami at a Puja pandal on Wednesday. (Photos by Sanjib Bhattacharjee)