October 12, 2021 . Link copied! (RNS) — Along with the crisp, cool air of fall ... with Navratri beginning on Oct. 7 this year and Durga Puja on Oct. 11.

In 2021, UNESCO added the Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, to its list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Durga Puja is a festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Durga – daughter, ... In 2021, it was inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, ...

The Unesco heritage recognition of Durga Puja in 2021 as part of the "Representative list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity" will be central to this year's campaign.

Hundreds of area Hindus and their friends will celebrate the warrior and mother goddess Durga Puja at Sacramento’s 15th annual Durga Puja festival from Friday to Sunday at Orangevale Community ...

Durga Puja: Goddess' Homecoming, American Style Thursday begins the five-day Indian festival Durga Puja, the largest annual celebration for Bengali Hindus.

Durga is the primary goddess revered during Durga Puja, but celebrations also include other major Hindu deities such as Lakshmi (the goddess of wealth and prosperity), Saraswati (the goddess of ...

The Durga Puja, the Bengal region’s biggest religious festival, concluded in Kolkata on Tuesday. A Hindu Goddess Festival Where Indian Progressivism Is Alive and Well ...

Durga Puja festival will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at Bharatiya Temple and Cultural Center of Greater Lafayette in West Lafayette.