1/9: Durga Puja begins on Sosthi, initiated by Rama to invoke the goddess Bodhon for defeating Ravana. The evening ceremony ensures proper rituals and preparation of the worship place, ensuring ...

Check out the full calendar of Pujo festivities here. Durga Puja festivities have reached their peak this weekend with Ashtami, Navami and Vijay Dashmi falling over Friday-Saturday. Durga Puja is ...

At Rhythm Cultural Association’s Puja in 2018, married women took blessings from the Goddess Durga on the last day ... of the dhak drum plays in the background. The scene is vibrant and joyful ...

Cuttack, Sept. 11: Dargha Bazar, which has been organising Durga Puja for the past the 25 years, is coming up with a silver filigree backdrop, locally called chandi medha, worth Rs 1.20 crore for ...

Kolkata: Preparations are already underway for a grander second edition of Times Square Durga Puja on Sept 27 and 28, right in the heart of New York City. This comes after the first Times Square ...

Durga Puja is known to be one of the most vibrant and beautiful festivals, particularly for the Bengali community, showcasing a significantly rich illustration of spirituality, culture ...

Durga Puja celebrations got off to a rocky start in Bangladesh with the interim government and various Muslim bodies denying permission in several areas. The organising committees were also ...

Bantul the Great, Handa Bhonda and Nonte Fonte will greet visitors to the Singhi Park Sarbojanin Durga Puja this ... A special background score has been composed by percussionist Suven Chattopadhyay ...

For nine days every year, hundreds of thousands of Hindus come to worship Durga and to celebrate a great festival in her honour, the Durga Puja ... Hughes outlines the background to the debate ...

Communal violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich on October 13 after a 22-year-old man was shot dead during a Durga idol procession. A video has now emerged showing the moment after Ram Gopal ...

The history of worshipping Patadurga for the annual Durga Puja is intertwined with periods ... In Hastarkandi, it is given a distinct blue background. Another unique Durga pat is worshipped ...

To commemorate forty years of the Kolkata Metro Rail, Durga Puja organisers of central Kolkata’s Jagat Mukherjee Park have recreated the Green Line under-river metro that began operations ...