Kolkata: With 166 days to go for Durga Puja, several prominent Durga Puja committees in Kolkata initiated their festivities ...

She inaugurated 10 Durga Pujas in south Kolkata amid chanting of 'shlokas' (hymns), beating of 'dhaak' (drums) and blowing of conch shells. "For us, Durga Puja is more than just a festival, it's ...

Glimpses from the last few moments of Durga Puja 2024, as Darpan Visarjan, Devi Boron and Sindur Khela mark Dashami My Kolkata Web Desk Published 12.10.24, 08:12 PM ...

While in Kolkata ... vandalised a Durga Puja hoarding, and they also heckled her when she intervened to handle the situation. Meanwhile, the day started with people paying obeisance to their ...

“We know that Lord Ram worshipped Goddess Durga during the autumn to get the blessing to kill Ravana. Our annual Durga Puja celebration ... a gathering at Red Road in central Kolkata on the ...

Each year, all over India, Hindus celebrate Durga's victory. I’ve come to Kolkata in Bengal ... about the Durga Puja. She discovers what the festival means to the people celebrating.

Inscription in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2021. Durga Puja is an annual festival celebrated in the fall in India and Bangladesh. It marks the ten-day ...