West Bengal
Century-Old Tradition Finds New Life at Mukherjee family’s Durga puja in Howrah
The Durga Puja celebration in Howrah's Shibpur neighborhood is a remarkable example of cultural endurance, now marking its 104th year of continuous tradition. What...
Goddess Durga’s ‘burnt idol’ is worshipped by Bhattacharya family in Canning near Kolkata
Every year during Durga Puja visitors throng the Bhattacharya family’s residence in Canning, in South 24 Parganas district adjacent to Kolkata. A major attraction...
West Bengal’s only lady ‘Dom’ inaugurates Durga Puja
Durga Puja pandals are generally inaugurated by Chief Minister, Governor, ministers, eminent artists, sports personalities. But this time Kodalia Netaji Sangha Sarbojonin Durgatsav committee...
Shocking Sculptures: Dr. Yunus, Shehbaz Sharif Feature as ‘Asuras’ at Berhampore Puja
A Durga Puja pandal in West Bengal's Murshidabad district is generating intense controversy and massive crowds by transforming the traditional demons into caricatures of...
Kolkata Cop Brings Durga Puja Joy to Street Dwellers
While the city prepares for Durga Puja with dazzling lights and elaborate pandals, one Kolkata Police officer is ensuring the festive spirit reaches those...
Bangladesh Army bars NCP leader Hasnat Abdullah from entering Dhaka cantonment
The Bangladesh Army on Wednesday barred National Citizens’ Party (NCP) Chief Organiser Hasnat Abdullah from entering the highly secure Dhaka Cantonment, reinforcing an earlier...
Hindus and Muslims come together at Kishornagar Garh Royal Family’s Durga Puja in West Bengal’s Contai
While Durga Puja is a Hindu festival, this particular puja is known for celebrating Hindu-Muslim communal harmony. Durga Puja at Kishornagar Garh Rajbari (Royal...
Putiyari Club’s Durga Puja: A Pledge of Unity and Social Responsibility
The annual Durga Puja celebration organised by Kolkata's Putiyari Club is set to transcend traditional festivity with its deeply meaningful theme this year: "Dayboddho"...
Goddess Kanak Durga cooks her own non-veg ‘Bhog’ at Chilkigarh royal family’s puja in West Bengal
It is believed that the goddess herself cooks the meal offered to her on Ashtami, locally referred to as the “Viram Bhog”. It is...
Kolkata: Political Row Erupts Over Amit Shah’s Visit to Kalighat
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata and began his Durga Puja circuit with multiple inaugurations. However, his visit to Kalighat temple sparked...
Revolutionaries secretly paid homage to the Goddess in this over 350-year-old Zamindar Family’s Durga Puja in West Bengal
The 356-year-old Durga Puja in Jamsherpur Bagchi’s residence has immense historical significance. During the British colonial rule, revolutionaries used to secretly visit this house...
Mamata Banerjee offers compensation, jobs to family members of those who died in electrocution in Kolkata
Kolkata, on Tuesday, recorded its heaviest rainfall in 40 years. The heavy rain in the city caused severe waterlogging, flooding and traffic snarls. The...