The festival idols often mark the moment of ... Durga Puja is marked throughout India and among the Bengali diaspora. There is a major Durga Puja held in Montgomery County, and families have ...

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Bengali cannot ‘wait’ to start the merrymaking that too when the Puja is just a month and a half away. Ferrying of fibre Durga idols to other countries from Kolkata’s Kumartuli is not new ...

People visit richly illuminated and decorated community centers with idols of Durga and other goddesses worshipped by the Bengali community. This year's Durga Puja in West Bengal state in eastern ...

Maha Panchami or Moha Ponchomi is a key day in the Bengali Hindu tradition, marking the beginning of the grand Durga Puja festival ... decoration of pandals and idols. These pandals become ...

Durga Puja, the biggest festival of Bengali Hindus, ended on Wednesday with the immersion of Goddess Durga’s idols across the country amid tight security. According to the beliefs of the Hindus, the ...

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 ...

Committee to evaluate Durga Puja pandals The Bengali Welfare Association in Prayagraj has established a 14-member committee of fine arts experts to evaluate idols and pandals for Durga Puja.

The ritual takes place before the idols are submerged. Sindoor Khela is a customary element of the Durga Puja celebrations in Bengali culture. It's believed to symbolize the power of womanhood in ...

People visit richly illuminated and decorated community centers with idols of Durga and other goddesses worshipped by the Bengali community. This year’s Durga Puja in West Bengal state in ...