Kolkata: The year 2025 may ... organised by students on campuses, the puja turned into a mid-scale, commercially-driven spectacle, with big Durga Puja committees, hawkers, and even political ...

Devotees conduct a small puja or prayer ceremony dedicated to Goddess Durga on this day. The puja involves chanting hymns, reciting mantras, and offering flowers, incense, and lighted diyas to the ...

West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu faced protests from students at a Kolkata college who alleged that outsiders led ...

“But this year with so many Saraswati Puja processions, such clashes and disorderly conduct by local clubs were waiting to happen,” said an assistant commissioner of Kolkata Police. Small, low-key ...

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 ...

Her artwork used Rose, Dahlia, Gerberas and Rajanigandhas. Pictures: Brinda Sarkar The venue was new and the dates coincided with Saraswati puja, but it all worked out in favour of Bidhannagar ...

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The Indian calendar is filled with many festivals big and small. Diwali, Durga Puja, Holi. All are celebrated with gusto. This is Sandip Roy in Kolkata But only one was celebrated at our home without ...

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Story continues below this ad Traditionally, the Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Day College and Law College, which share a campus, celebrate Saraswati Puja separately within it. However, this year, ...