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 ...

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 ...

Oct 2, 2022, 12:37 PM | Updated: Oct 3, 2022, 1:02 am Devotees pray before an idol of Hindu goddess Durga on the second day of Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022.

Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival for the Bengali Hindu community, has drawn to a close through the immersion of the goddess’s idols in the waters.

For the past 38 years (except pandemic years 2020 and 2021), the Durga Puja has been celebrated on the premises of Congress Bhawan at Shivajinagar in Pune. This year too, the celebration will take ...

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 ...

It is the 170th Durga Puja at Hari Sabha, which got its own land 108 years back. The Kali Bari Durga Puja too is over a century old. The present temple premises was established in 1904 but the ...

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 ...

With the dhaaks out, it is time to hit the pandal-hop trail as the Bengali community welcomes Durga Puja 2024 to their homes and neighbourhoods ...

This year, Sharad Navratri begins on October 3 and continues until October 12. The festival of Durga Puja takes place during Sharad Navratri, holding particular importance for the Bengali community ...

This year, New York City celebrated the Durga Puja festival for the first time at the famous Times Square. Several videos capturing this wholesome Navratri celebration have gone viral on social ...

Laborers pull a clay idol of Hindu goddess Durga to load on a truck ahead of Durga Puja festival at Kumortuli, the potters’ place, in Kolkata, India, Sept. 26, 2022.