West Bengal
This royal family’s 500-year-old Durga Puja had started with Mughal emperor Akbar’s permission!
The Maliara Rajbari’s (royal family) Durga Puja is a 500-year-old traditional festival in Bankura district of West Bengal. An interesting history associated This Durga...
Gunfire and Bombing Near Ex-MP Arjun Singh’s Home Amidst Durga Puja Festival in Bengal
Barrackpore, West Bengal - The festive atmosphere of Durga Puja was shattered by an outbreak of alleged violence in Jagaddal, North 24 Parganas, as...
Inmates at West Bengal’s Asansol prison create history by celebrating Durga Puja
This is also a Durga Puja, but behind the bars of jail! Inmates at West Bengal’s Asansol Special Correctional Home have organised Durga Puja...
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...