Just like Durga Ashtami during the Navaratri festival, Masik Durga Ashtami emphasizes ... Devotees conduct a small puja or prayer ceremony dedicated to Goddess Durga on this day.

Education Minister Bratya Basu faced protest by students who alleged outsiders led by a TMCP threatened them for organising Saraswati Puja ... festival and asked a top-ranked official of Kolkata ...

The controversy over organising Saraswati Puja at Jogesh Chandra Law College in Kolkata took a different turn on Sunday (February 2, 2025) as West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu faced ...

On this day the weapons of Goddess Durga are worshiped and the celebration is known as ‘Astra Puja’. This day is also popularly referred as ‘Virashtami’ owing to the display of arms and other forms of ...

The mother of the junior woman doctor of state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, who was raped ... people in West Bengal to hit the streets in protest on February 9, the birthday ...

The street festival will not likely return in its recent form, officials said, as the city assesses its overall efforts to plan and host events as well as support outside groups holding public ...

(250204) -- DHAKA, Feb. 4, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Hindu devotees worship an idol of goddess Saraswati during the Saraswati Puja Festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 3, 2025. With great enthusiasm, the Hindu ...

A Spanish village has seen masked “devils” take to the streets as part of a traditional feast day ... has celebrated the “Endiablada” (Brotherhood of the Devils) festival on February 2-3 since ...