The most-awaited Bengali festival is here, and the COVID-19 pandemic has not dampened the festive spirits. People have come ...

Durga Puja is here and Bengali men will now dress in their traditional ... This year’s Durga Puja idols are based on current themes and situations but a Durga Puja committee raised the bar ...

They typically receive work only ahead of major festivals like Durga Puja and Saraswati Puja. The number of orders for making idols is increasing gradually, yet it remains challenging for many to ...

Bengali Durga Puja celebrations in Bengaluru have evolved ... sought af ter in Bengaluru during this season to create the idols, and beautiful temples for the idols. Chandrasekhar Pal, a skilled ...

These programs celebrate Bengali culture and showcase ... between the Mahalaya and the Durga Puja days. The festival culminates in the "Visarjan," where the idol is immersed in water, symbolizing ...

A Master’s student from Kolkata on the Bengali life in NYC, from Amartya Sen and Durga Puja to kathi rolls, and more ...

and worship Goddess Durga. Image Credit: Getty Like other festivals, food plays a vital role in the Puja. People prepare Bengali-style khichdi for the bhog. Here we come up with the recipe of the ...

On the city's south-western edge, two local clubs have come together to organise a puja with a 111-ft-tall idol. In north Kolkata, another club, famous for Durga Puja, has crafted a 22-ft-tall idol.

We could sell about 50 idols, which is almost double ... At the Ukkunagaram Durga Puja Committee that hosts over 200 Bengali families every year, the addas and stalls are missing.