Durga Puja in Bengal emphasises family, hospitality, and celebration. In most parts of India, Navratri means fasting, vegetarian food, and avoiding ingredients such as onion and garlic. In Bengal, ...
A five-year-old elephant named ‘Durga’ from Assam is being brought to the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple in Tamil Nadu and is expected to reach the temple late on Sunday (September 13, 2026). The ...
Bengal is set to witness a new-style inauguration of Durga Puja festivities this year, with a grand inauguration ceremony planned at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on the day of Mahalaya, October 10, which ...
And yet, incredibly, Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on September 10 directed Durga Puja committees not to permit Communist Party of India (Marxist) book stalls outside pandals if the party ...
Several Durga Puja organisers in Kolkata including a few patronised by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders until last year will forgo the ₹1 lakh festival-related state grant following an appeal made by ...
Mahalaya marks Durga Puja's beginning and Goddess Durga's arrival. Combined divine energy manifested Durga to defeat demon Mahishasura. Goddess Durga powerfully defeated Mahishasura, restoring cosmic ...