Stand before any image of Durga and the lion is impossible to miss. She does not ride it the way a general rides a horse, ...

From Kahaani to Parineeta, Bollywood has used Kolkata’s Durga Puja for more than a festive spectacle. The festival shapes suspense, romance and family drama, becoming an integral part of the ...

The West Bengal government has arranged a massive Durga Puja carnival this evening on an even larger scale this year to celebrate the inclusion of the annual festival in the UNESCO's List of ...

In most parts of India, Navratri means fasting, vegetarian food, and avoiding ingredients such as onion and garlic. In Bengal, Durga Puja can mean something very different. For many Bengali families, ...

At Namurihat Central Durga Temple in Lalmonirhat’s Aditmari upazila, the temple committee failed to hire a dhaki despite an extensive search. It spent Tk 6,000 on a dhak, which members are now taking ...

Kajol welcomed Durga Puja vibes and how. The Kuch Kuch Hota Hai actor attended the festivities at North Bombay Sarbojanin's Durga Puja on Durga Sasthi (the sixth day of the celebration). Kajol wore a ...

Nearly hundred years ago, a few days before Durga Puja, the Kundus of Aurial village of Brahmanbaria in Comilla district of the present-day Bangladesh noticed a terrible mistake committed in the ...

The Calcutta high court on Monday relaxed some of the curbs on Durga Puja festivities while allowing local residents to take part in puja rituals, such as pushpanjali and sindur khela, provided they ...