Durga Puja is the time when people believe devi Durga comes home to visit her children. Like a loving mother returning after a long trip, she is welcomed with drums, lights and excitement, bringing ...

Durga Puja 2025: The auspicious Hindu festival of Durga Puja is celebrated with fervour across the country, especially in West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Tripura, Bihar, and Jharkhand. The 5-day festival ...

Devotees immerse one Durga idol in the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 2, 2025. Durga Puja, one of the largest Hindu festivals, ended in Bangladesh with the immersion of the idols on ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Leaning on his 10-armed creation, Govind Nath is ready to breathe life into the Hindu goddess Durga, a beloved deity who will be revered by tens of thousands of worshippers during the ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Leaning on his 10-armed creation, Govind Nath is ready to breathe life into the Hindu goddess Durga, a beloved deity who will be revered by tens of thousands of worshippers during the ...

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Durga Puja is one of the largest festivals in the Indian province of West Bengal, but is also celebrated across India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Hosted by the Cairns Bongo Group, the local event attracted ...

West Bengal government employees are set for one of the longest holiday calendars in recent years, with over 150 non-working ...

Organised marketing of the annual worship of Durga has begun with a Bengali-owned American company buying the rights to a Calcutta puja that will have Mithun Chakraborty as its brand ambassador. Every ...