Durga Puja today is a UNESCO recognised cultural heritage. The festive season transforms the streets into vast galleries of art, light and sound. It is often said that the city transforms into a new ...

Durga Puja is almost here. On the sixth day of Navratri, goddess Durga devotees bring her home in a grand ceremony, celebrating her arrival with puja ceremonies and prasad distribution. (Image source: ...

In 1610, when Islam Khan, the Mughal subahdar of Bengal, first arrived in Dhaka, legend has it that he witnessed Durga Puja on the banks of the Buriganga. The sound of the dhaks (drums) filled the air ...

Durga Puja has always carried a cinematic quality of its own. The visual opulence of clay idols, the soundscape of dhaak reverberating through the night, and the collective ecstasy of a city lit with ...

Durga Puja is also known as Durgotsava. Durgotsava refers to all five days of festivity, and these five days are observed as Maha Sashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami, and Vijaya Dashami.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (September 21) greeted the nation on the occasion of Mahalaya, marking the beginning of the Durga Puja festivities. Sharing his message on X, he wrote: “Wishing ...

Kick-starting the Durga Puja festivities, actresses and cousins Kajol and Rani Mukerji came together on Saturday to participate in their family's annual tradition. In videos, Kajol, Rani, and Tanisha ...

Chennai: The onset of Devi Paksha marks the countdown to Durga Puja, which begins coming Sunday. From flying down Chhau dancers from Purulia to tossing up drool-worthy traditional delicacies, the ‘Big ...

On Monday, Saptami, Bollywood veteran Jaya Bachchan had a Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham reunion with actress Kajol at the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal of the Mukerji family. The Internet was ...