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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

West Bengal government will deploy 1,000 additional traffic cops for Durga Puja starting October 6. Special traffic ...

A Kolkata Durga Puja committee has withdrawn a 40-foot spine installation from their pandal due to public scrutiny and ...

Durga Puja is a 10-day worship of the Hindu goddess ... year would come even close to that as people are still in shock after a trainee doctor’s dead body bearing multiple injuries was found ...

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

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