Durga Puja is a a part of the Navaratri festival held in many places of India. It is most religiously celebrated in North India, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Out of the the nine days of ...

the Durga Puja. Bettany: The festival celebrates the birth of the goddess Durga and her epic battle with the evil demon king. This famous story was first recorded in the 5th or 6th centuries AD in ...

Durga Puja celebrations in Canada vary in scale and ... Detroit puja is big but feeling of home is missing among large and strange crowd." Congratulations! You have successfully cast your vote ...

On this day the weapons of Goddess Durga are worshiped and the celebration is known as ‘Astra Puja’. This day is also popularly referred as ‘Virashtami’ owing to the display of arms and other forms of ...

A pandal depicting Ayodhya's Ram temple on Ranchi's Old Vidhan Sabha Ground is a major crowd-puller this Durga Puja, with visitors queuing up to have a glimpse of the grand temple's replica.

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 04.10.24, 07:05 PM In pics: Theme pandals, morning ‘anjali’ and more on the second day of Saraswati Puja ...

Devotees conduct a small puja or prayer ceremony dedicated to Goddess Durga on this day. The puja involves chanting hymns, reciting mantras, and offering flowers, incense, and lighted diyas to the ...

Kolkata malls focus on safety protocols to tackle increasing footfalls ahead of Durga Puja Leading shopping malls such as Acropolis, South City and Quest are currently experiencing a surge in ...

While some dhaakis scour Sealdah for work, others have forged a sense of family with Kolkata's Durga Puja committees, and travelled outside of Bengal Vedant Karia And Soumyajit Dey Published 08.10.24, ...