Silchar Durga procession, Assam, India

Silchar is a town in the North Eastern state of Assam in India. While I was there last week, I got caught up in a procession welcoming the Hindu Goddess Durga as the festivities began for Durga Puja. The procession included [see 5th & 6th photos] ‘dhaakis’ (drummers) playing the ‘dhaak’ (a traditional indigenous drum common in Eastern India during pujas and weddings).