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Kolkata: 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 ...

The following table lists all of the Durga Puja dates and auspicious times for 2025: Durga Puja Day 1: Panchami – Saturday, September 27, 2025 (Bilva Nimantran Muhurat 03:48 PM to 06:12 PM). Durga ...

May the vibrant colors of Puja bring joy to your life.” • “Durga Puja greetings! May your life be filled with vibrant colors, joy, and prosperity. May this festival bring people together, fostering ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Schoolteacher Supriya Sarker is glad to celebrate Bangladesh’s largest Hindu festival of Durga Puja but feels the festivities would be more jubilant without the fear ...

National. Kolkata's Durga Puja Pandals: Reflecting The Now And The Forever. In this photo series we visit, among others, the AK Block pandal, which is based on the theme of rainwater conservation.

Minority Hindus in the Muslim-majority Bangladesh are celebrating their largest religious festival of Durga Puja, but fear and worries grip them following reports of violence.

Kolkata's largest festival, Durga Puja, ... By August I was committed to the organisers and to some 450 people working with me,” says ... She admits she was in no mood to celebrate this ...