An Indian worker prepares clay to make idols, alongside unfinished models representing Hindu Goddess Durga, at a workshop in Kumartoli, a village of idol artists in Kolkata, 22 July 2007 ahead of the Durga festival. Clay idols of Durga, who represents the infinite power of the universe and is a symbol of a female dynamism, and other Hindu gods are worshipped by Indian Hindu devotees for four days during one of the biggest Hindu festivals, Durga Puja which takes place in the middle of October. Getty Images logo Getty Images 28 months ago

An Indian worker prepares clay to make idols, alongside unfinished models representing Hindu Goddess Durga, at a workshop in Kumartoli, a village of idol artists in Kolkata, 22 July 2007 ahead of the Durga festival. Clay idols of Durga, who represents the infinite power of the universe and is a symbol of a female dynamism, and other Hindu gods are worshipped by Indian Hindu devotees for four days during one of the biggest Hindu festivals, Durga Puja which takes place in the middle of October.

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