Hindus in violence-hit Bangladesh are reportedly facing restrictions on Durga Puja celebrations. Reports said that Bangladesh's interim government and various Muslim bodies have denied permission to ...

Kalibabur Bazaar in central Howrah is a well-known old market. Equally old or even older is the Durga puja conducted by the ...

The soil at Sonagachi, the neighbourhood in Kolkata where sex workers live, has traditionally been used in the clay mix for ...

Durga Puja is celebrated in the month of Ashvin, for five days. Here's everything you need to know about important dates.

Since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign, attacks against minority Hindus have intensified. Some statues have been recently destroyed and vandalised at Hindu temples. To ensure the Hind ...

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines festival thusly: a time of celebration marked by special observances; an often ...

Maha Ashtami is a significant day for offering Pushpanjali to Goddess Durga. Many devotees fast and break it after the Anjali ...

Roy is known for his unique take on the folk-art styles of Bengal. His paintings including the ‘Mother and Child’ will be part of the decorations at these pandals.

During Durga Puja, devotees honour the nine avatars of Goddess Durga, each representing unique strengths and virtues, ...

All preparations have been completed for the celebration of the Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee ...

West Bengal CM inaugurates a Durga Puja pandal modeled after Tirupati's Vishnu temple, marking the start of Bengal's biggest ...

After the Durga ‘pratima’ (idols) are placed in the pandal, the first face reveal happens on Maha Shashti during a sacred ritual called ‘Bodhon.’ Nabapatrika Puja takes place, where nine ...