Other deities worshipped with Goddess Durga are Lakshmi, Ganesha, Saraswati, and Karthik. Durga Puja 2023: Beginning and End Dates This year, the first day of Durgotsava or Durga Puja will begin ...

The last day of Durga Puja, which falls on Dussehra, is marked by a variety of customs. On this day, women carry sweets to the pandals and touch the feet of the idols before offering them.

In its fifth year, the puja presented the theme — Bongo nari, Bongo mati — and the pandal was done up like a woman would adorn herself. During the day the pandal looked red and orange, like vermillion ...

No Durga Puja celebration is complete without food, and it’s fascinating that the offerings are constantly reimagined every year. That’s not all! Street food also flies off the shelves during ...

BHUBANESWAR: Dussehra celebrations in the state capital will be bigger this year with a whopping 185 pandals set to come up for Durga Puja in the ... while defunct street lights will be identified ...

The move comes after the West Bengal government has requested the city’s rapid transit system to run services to facilitate the people to see the famous Durga Puja Carnival to be held o­n the ...

Every year, ardent devotees of the goddess gather for the celebration of Durga Puja, which is one of the most important religious festivals of the Hindu community. This year, in 2023, Durga Puja ...

This year I have been busy with two events — one is the Delphic Culture Summit and the other is the Preview Show 2023 of Durga Puja Art with the British Council ... Oh I am a huge street-food buff! So ...

Durga Puja 2023: People in India celebrate Durga Puja, an annual Hindu festival honouring Goddess Durga. The nine-day Navratri celebration of the Goddess comes to an end with this four-day event.

Also called Mahashtami, Durga Ashtami falls in the month of Ashwin during nine days of Sharad Navratri festivities. The delicious Ashtami bhog recipes are the highlight of the day. In Bengal, Ashtami ...