The water of the well is used exclusively for all rituals of Durga Puja, including preparation of bhog offering to the deities. It is not used for any daily household purposes. Kumari Puja of the ...

Some members of the family took on the Anglicized version of the surname while some carried on with the Indian version, as evident from their names in the letterbox outside the house. The Rakshits ...

Mohammad Ali Park announced the theme of its 56th Durga Puja celebration, which this year will be inspired by the White House, the iconic residence and workplace of the President of the United States.

All relatives and cousins would come on that occasion and my grandfather (SC Maitra) used to be the main organiser of the Durga Puja in that house,” Chatterjee remembers adding. “It’s a big ...

Shruti Das celebrated Durga Puja at her in-law's new house, managing all arrangements and participating in rituals despite previous comments about refraining from festivities. She shared moments ...

At the other end of the city, the Sharodiya Durgotsav at Ukkunagaram Durga Puja Committee takes on a literary touch with an in-house cultural programme. The celebrations began with a Bengali drama ...

said that Durga was only one of five gods worshipped during the puja. "Durga is coming with her children to her parents' house in these days. That is why we worship not only Durga, but her daughters ...

For years now, Sharbani Mukerji has been the face of the family's annual Durga Puja ... used to be only in-house talent performing for free earlier since it was a ghar ka puja, but, now, the ...

Every October, Kolkata, the “city of joy” and capital of West Bengal in India, lights up to celebrate Durga Puja. The festival ... it is left outside the house of a sex worker for a night ...

“And everything is a hit,” remarks Basu. “As per tradition, on Durga Puja, the woman of the house got rest since the entire family ate out,” he adds, harking back to earlier time ...