Kolkata: Ahead of the theme puja fight, 16 city clubs that organize Durga Puja will lock horns in a two-day football tournament to be organised by Behala Club on March 22 and 23. The invitational ...

If you can, time your visit around Durga Puja-the biggest celebration of the year, when Kolkata turns into a massive open-air carnival. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport connects ...

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 ...

Sandhi Puja is performed at the juncture of Ashtami and Navami Tithi. Kanya Pujan: Many devotees observe Kanya Pujan, a ritual where young girls symbolise Goddess Durga and are worshipped and ...

A miscalculation in timing could invite negative consequences, as the ritual is directly associated with the energy and blessings of Goddess Durga ... and performing the puja at the right time ...

Chaitra Navratri puja vidhi involves a series of rituals and practices to worship Goddess Durga and her nine forms. Here's a step-by-step guide: Begin by purifying yourself with a bath and wearing ...

Chaitra Navratri 2025: Devotees keep an image of NavDurga in their home temples to celebrate Goddess Durga on the occasion of Chaitra Navratri.(Pexels) Chaitra Navratri, one of the most-awaited ...

Kolkata: Hindu and Muslim neighbours in a Murshidabad town recently joined an iftar party together and the very next day, participated in a Kali puja at the same venue, vowing they would not allow ...

Chaitra Navratri, the nine-day festival dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga in her nine divine forms (Navadurga), is a time of profound devotion, vibrant celebrations, and spiritual renewal.

It had said that commercial vehicles older than 15 years would not be allowed to ply in the Kolkata and Howrah under the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) area. Less than 2,000 ...

A petitioner from the OBC community in Raghunathpur, Purulia, approached the Calcutta High Court, claiming he was barred from ...

Many decades ago, there lived in Kolkata — then Calcutta — a boy called Shrishti Nath Kapoor, who studied in a school called Mitra Institution in Bhowanipore. When his family later moved to ...