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 ...

Ranchi: Chaiti Durga Puja celebrations commenced on Sunday with the kalash sthapna ceremony, marking the start of the nine-day festivities. Devotees across the city performed the ritual in their ...

Samir Guha, a 56-year-old central government officer, tragically lost his life in the Pahalgam terror attack. His body was ...

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 ...

Charak Puja has been celebrated for hundreds of years in this region as part of the Gajan festival, a centuries-old observance in honour of Lord Shiva ...

This is followed by dramatic displays, such as the symbolic marriage of Gauri, and ceremonial songs accompanied by rhythmic beats of dhak and drums. The puja reaches its climax with spectacular ...

Chaitra Navratri puja vidhi involves a series of rituals and practices to worship Goddess Durga and her nine forms. Here's a step-by-step guide: Begin by purifying yourself with a bath and wearing ...

As early as March, the city’s artisans begin preparations for the Durga Puja season in October-November, when grand chandi medhas (silver filigree tableaux) adorn puja pandals. Last year ...

The vandalism came to fore on Sunday morning when members of the local Basanti Durga puja committees discovered that the heads of the idols were missing. Committee members Sushant Parida ...

Tucked inside the Jagannath Temple complex, this one takes a bold turn during Durga Puja, offering goat meat and fish to the goddess.

The auspicious stretch of Chaitra Navratri having commenced yesterday, know what not to indulge in during this much-awaited 9-day holy stretch While faith and how you pay your obeisance to God is ...

ISIS's online propaganda radicalises Muslim youth in Kerala. A revealing excerpt from Stanly Johny's new book, The ISIS Caliphate From Syria to the Doorsteps of India. T V R Shenoy: Farewell to a ...