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 ...

Mamata Banerjee declared a grant of ₹1.10 lakh for 40,000 Durga Puja committees to assist in managing expenses for the ...

Mamata Banerjee's Durga Puja dole is politically brilliant thought it raises a problematic around Rs 500 crore question ...

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 ...

WB CM Mamata Banerjee announced ₹1.1 lakh grant for 40,000 Durga Puja committees, up from ₹85,000 last year, ahead of the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

An Indian artisan stands among clay statues of Durga as they are being readied for the Durga Puja festival inside a workshop in Gauhati, India, on Sept. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) ...