Bengalis are a festive bunch; despite Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, being known as the city of joy, the joyous ...

Charak Puja has been celebrated for hundreds of years in this region as part of the Gajan festival, a centuries-old observance in honour of Lord Shiva ...

A sizable chunk of CR Park residents are BJP voters and many of the fish sellers are BJP workers. A threat against the fish ...

The ‘Rani’ in her name did not refer to royal status. It was an honorific given by the ordinary masses who loved her. She ...

A video shared by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on social media on Tuesday showed two saffron-clad men making a case ...

Chaitra Navratri Puja Vidhi: Chaitra Navratri ... Meditate on Goddess Durga’s form and recite mantras to get her blessings. Offer fresh flowers, rice grains, and kumkum to the Goddess. Make sattvic ...

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 ...

Chaitra Navratri 2025 begins on March 30 and ends on April 7. The festival honors Maa Durga's nine forms and symbolizes the victory of good over evil. Every year Hindus celebrate two major ...

An official said, “The impetus for this change came directly from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in 2023. While virtually inaugurating Durga Puja pandals, the Chief Minister took objection to the term ...