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His calm and ascetic presence contrasts with the emotional intensity of the scene, grounding the moment in divine inevitability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"1209\"\u003eAt the center stands Durga, her face lowered in quiet sorrow as she prepares to depart. She is surrounded by her family and attendants—women who adjust her veil, offer gifts, and prepare her for the journey. Their gestures are filled with tenderness and grief, echoing the universal experience of a daughter leaving her maternal home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1529\"\u003eThis moment of departure—\u003cem data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1244\"\u003eBijaya\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1264\"\u003eVijaya Dashami\u003c\/em\u003e—is one of the most emotionally resonant aspects of Bengali tradition. 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