Navratri and Durga Puja are among the most widely celebrated Hindu festivals in India. Although both are dedicated to Goddess Durga and celebrate the victory of good over evil, their traditions, ...

Durga Puja in Kolkata is not just a festival — it is a city-wide act of imagination, and one that reverberates with the Bengali and Indian diaspora globally. Every year it transforms West Bengal and ...

দুর্গাপুজো ২০২৬ (Durga Puja 2026) কড়া নাড়ছে দোরগোড়ায়। কুমোরটুলিতে ...

A strange Durga Puja looms ahead as the human collective in power seeks a costly correction to the Bengali Hindu symbolism of Shakti. Calls to avoid eating and selling non-vegetarian food near Puja ...

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, ...

Iconic Mahishasura Mardini recitation heralds Durga Puja celebrations. Mahalaya holds a special place in the Bengali calendar as it marks the transition from Pitru Paksha to Devi Paksha. It is widely ...

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 ...

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 ...

Offering and consuming non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja has long been a tradition in West Bengal. Before it became a community event, or Sarbojanin, many Bonedi Bari (aristocratic households) ...

The West Bengal government on Monday (September 7) announced a ₹1 lakh grant for Durga Puja committees this year, ₹10,000 less than last year’s assistance, while Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari urged ...

A print advertisement for a BJP programme on the occasion of Durga Puja has sparked a massive row in West Bengal, providing much ammunition to the opposition Trinamool Congress. In face of Trinamool ...