Research on local history questions the practice of celebrating the start of landfill on April 16 as the birthday of Salt ...

Of course, no cultural calendar in Kolkata is complete without Durga Puja, which outdid itself yet ... putting Kolkata firmly on the international music map. “We’ve seen Kolkata hosting ...

(You alone are the Supreme Truth. You alone are the Creator, the Preserver, and the Destroyer.) Tantra is a Dialogue, Not a ...

Odisha Vigilance nabbed Sisir Kumar Naik, an Amin in Sundargarh, for taking a Rs 6,000 bribe to prepare a court-ordered ROR sketch map. A complaint led to his arrest. A devastating fire at a Durga ...

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 ...

Kolkata/Chandernagore: At least one city Durga Puja pandal has decided to make ‘Space' the theme of this year's Durga Puja, following the tremendous interest generated worldwide over Indian ...

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 ...

Cuttack city came alive with vibrant celebrations as Basanti Durga Puja festivities commenced on Thursday, drawing devotees and cultural enthusiasts alike. Traditionally observed during the spring ...

CUTTACK: Festive fervour gripped Cuttack city as celebrations for Basanti Durga Puja commenced with pomp and gaiety on Thursday. Generally observed during the spring season, as many as 18 mandaps ...

The ritual often includes chanting of mantras, lighting of 108 lamps, and recitation of Durga Saptashati. Some devotees also perform Kumari Puja, where young girls are worshipped as embodiments of ...

CUTTACK: Discontentment brewed among the Basanti Durga Puja organisers in the city over the alleged mismanagement by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) in providing adequate and clean water ...