An official of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) stated that they were aware of the possibility of rain during Durga ...

From pandal hopping to meeting old friends, filmmaker Anurag Basu is busy celebrating Durga Puja with full enthusiasm. At one of the pandals in Mumbai, he spoke with ANI recently and shared his ...

A Durga idol is immersed in water, an effigy of the demon king Ravana is burned and animals are sacrificed in ceremonies marking the Hindu festival Vijayadasami, also known as Dasara, Dusshera or ...

Durga Puja began last Wednesday with Mahashashti, but tomorrow, the joyous celebration will come to an end. Yet, in these few days, the festival has been a unifying force, bringing together people ...

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 ...

The final five days of Durga Puja, one of India's grandest festivals, begin today. The festival celebrates the victory of the goddess Durga over the demon king Mahishasura and while festivities ...

Durga Puja 2024: Durga Puja is celebrated in the month of Ashwin. Devotees of Goddess Durga eagerly await this Navratri. During the nine days of Sharadiya Navratri, worship, Garba, Kanya Pujan ...

Indian Hindu devotees offer prayer on occasion of 'Durga Puja' festival at Kamakhya Temple, in Guwahati on October 15, 2018. The five-day 'Durga Puja' festival commemorates the slaying of the ...

This year’s festival will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at Bharatiya Temple and Cultural Center of Greater Lafayette, 1210 Montgomery Street in West Lafayette. Durga Puja is one of the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The West Lafayette Durga Puja Association will be hosting its 17th annual Durga Puja festival on Saturday, an event expected to draw Hindus from across Indiana.

Birmingham area Hindus celebrate Durga Puja festival for first time in Alabama Updated: Oct. 04, 2009, 12:01 a.m. | Published: Oct. 03, 2009, 11:01 p.m.