Durga Puja or Durgotsav starts on October 20 and ends on ... You get to experience rich Bengali culture and Durga Puja rituals. ... My hearty greetings to everyone on the auspicious occasion of ...

Maha Panchami or Moha Ponchomi is a key day in the Bengali Hindu tradition, marking the beginning of the grand Durga Puja festival. It falls on the fifth day (Panchami) of the bright fortnight in ...

For Virginia’s Bengali community, prayers and a party. The annual Durga Puja festival is a chance for immigrants to retain their connection to home — and pass on culture to a new generation ...

With Durga Puja starting today, the Bengali community in Goa is set to celebrate with great pomp. As in most Indian festivities, the clothes play an integral part, and women are meticulously ...

The Bengali community in Kochi got into Durga Puja festivities with the traditional piety and vigour after having missed out for the two years of the .

The Durga Puja ritual of Pushpanjali on Maha Ashtami can now be conducted in Bengali with a scholar, linguist and a priest coming together to translate the verses from Sanskrit.. Sanskrit scholar ...

It's Sasthi today, and across the world, Bengalis make it a point to celebrate their favourite festival Durga Puja, in however smallest and simplest form possible. And Sankalpo too is not left behind.

Six Bengali films with Durga Puja festivities at their core. From Satyajit Ray’s “Joi Baba Felunath” to Aparna Sen’s “Parama,” Durga Puja has been pivotal in driving narratives forward ...

Durga Puja: What to eat first in a pujo thali, and the four sections of Bengali cuisine Like the French, the Bengalis eat their meal course by course, where each course has its own significance ...

The Bengal Club, situated in Shivaji Park, has been hosting Durga Puja since 1922, and the pandal, which covers 2.5 acres, hosts a variety of stalls that are quite appealing and serve delicious ...

Bengali Hindus on Thursday observed Basanti Durga Puja at the Adyapeath Kali temple in Kolkata. During the festival, young girls who are yet to attain puberty dress up as living goddesses and wait ...