Kolkata/Chandernagore: At least one city Durga Puja pandal has decided to make ‘Space' the theme of this year's Durga Puja, following the tremendous interest generated worldwide over Indian ...

Navratri, a major Hindu festival, celebrates Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura. Starting March 30, 2025, the nine-day Chaitra Navratri honors Durga's nine forms with prayers ...

Ram Navami typically falls on the ninth day of Chaitra Navratri, which is also the last day of the Navratri celebrations. During Ram Navami, devotees of Lord Rama and Goddess Durga perform various ...

Swastika Mukherjee meets Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at Durga Puja Carnival 2022: 'Wished her Subho Bijoya and got chocolates' ...

Kolkata is no stranger to literary festivals. From the grand-scale annual International Kolkata Book Fair (Boi Mela) to Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival and Oxford Bookstore’s Bangla Sahitya Utsob, ...

People mark this occasion by singing bhajans and devotional songs that evoke spirituality. Here are the Top 10 Bhajans of ...

Ustad Nawab Khan and I cooked up the idea of a raga retreat last summer. Our aim: keep it simple, get to the heart of the matter, tell the raga story. This February we welcomed guests to our first ...

Chaitra Navratri Puja Vidhi: Chaitra Navratri, often called Vasanta Navratri, is a nine-day Hindu festival honouring the goddess Durga and her nine incarnations. Celebrated with great devotion, ...

Chaitra Navratri 2025: This year, Chaitra Navratri will last for only eight days instead of nine, leading to confusion regarding the exact date of Ashtami and Navami. Ashtami is considered a highly ...

Day 1 of Chaitra Navratri begins with worshipping Goddess Shailputri and wearing the colour orange; it is believed that wearing specific colours associated with the day brings good luck. Maa ...