Alipurduar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday declared that Operation Sindoor is far from over, asserting that India will continue to impose a heavy price on those who sponsor terrorism. He ...

The Kancheepuram Sankara Math is renovating an old temple at Mahendra Mangalam near Tiruchi in south Tamil Nadu Situated on the banks of the Cauvery the temple with idols of presiding deity Chandramou ...

SONAL SRIVASTAVA discovers at the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavana that devotees are discouraged from staring at the idol for too long in case they lose themselvesBanke Bihari Lal ki jai The crowd ...

Kolkata: Preparations are already underway for a grander second edition of Times Square Durga Puja on Sept 27 and 28, right in the heart of New York City. This comes after the first Times Square ...

Kolkata: With 166 days to go for Durga Puja, several prominent Durga Puja committees in Kolkata initiated their festivities on ‘Poila Baishakh' by displaying their puja banners and revealing ...

The Art Star Photo Mosaic was designed by Hartford native and artist Ellis Eschevarria, who died in January at the age of 63. The crowd-sourced images coalesce to form a larger design that ...

The ritual often includes chanting of mantras, lighting of 108 lamps, and recitation of Durga Saptashati. Some devotees also perform Kumari Puja, where young girls are worshipped as embodiments of ...

Chaitra Navratri 2025: Devotees beating drums and worshiping in front of idol of Goddess Durga, a day before Mahashtami at Patna's Bangali Akhara.(PTI) Chaitra Navratri 2025: Chaitra Navratri, the ...

CUTTACK: Festive fervour gripped Cuttack city as celebrations for Basanti Durga Puja commenced with pomp and gaiety on Thursday. Generally observed during the spring season, as many as 18 mandaps ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, submitted that Ram Navami should be celebrated along with the state's most popular festival, Durga Puja, during autumn while asserting ...

Sandhi Puja holds a special place in Durga Puja celebrations, as it is believed that Goddess Durga manifested her fierce form, Chamunda, during this time to defeat the demons Chanda and Munda.

kanya pujan and sandhi puja among others. Like Navratri is celebrated twice every year, the same goes for Durga Puja as well. Durga Puja is once celebrated in Chaitra and once in Sharad.