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October 8, 2025

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After Sunday late-night violence in Cuttack, prohibitory orders have been imposed in 13 police stations in Cuttack and even the internet has been suspended as fresh violence broke out in the district on Monday. In the...
दशमी पर पूजा का विधिवत समापन भले ही हो जाए, लेकिन कोलकाता में उत्सव का रंग कार्निवल तक बरकरार रहता है। इस वर्ष भी, दुर्गा पूजा विसर्जन के अवसर पर कोलकाता के रेड रोड पर एक...
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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...

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...

This Durga Puja in North Kolkata was attended by ‘Netaji’ Subhash Chandra Bose’s mother

Traditional Durga Puja hosted by affluent heritage families, referred to as “Bonedi Bari” in Kolkata and other parts of Bengal is not something new....

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...

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...

Record Metro Rail Ridership Kicks Off Durga Puja Buzz in Kolkata

The festive spirit of Durga Puja has brought an unprecedented surge in passenger traffic to the Kolkata Metro, with the system recording a massive...

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...

Maa Durga is seated on Mahadev’s lap in 250-year-old Barshul Zamindar Bari Durga Puja in West Bengal

Maa Durga is seated on Mahadev’s lap in this over 250-year-old Zamindar Bari Durga Puja in West Bengal organised by the Dey family. The...

Kolkata’s Shobhabazar Rajbari Durga Puja began few months after Battle of Plassey, Lord Clive attended

According to legend, whenever Maa Durga descends on Earth, the Goddess dresses up in saree and jewellery at Shib Krishna Daw’s house in Jorasanko,...

Amit Shah may visit Kolkata on Chaturthi to inaugurate ‘Operation Sindoor’ themed Durga Puja

Home Minister Amit Shah may be visiting Kolkata on Chaturthi to inaugurate a few Durga pujas in the city. He is expected to inaugurate...

Mamata Banerjee consoles parents of Pahalgam terror attack victim Bitan Adhikari at Durga Puja inauguration

Florida-based tech professional Bitan Adhikari was martyred in the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 this year. On Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...

Kolkata’s Badan Chandra Roy family’s Durga Puja began a year after the Indian Rebellion of 1857

The illustrious Badan Chandra Roy family’s Durga puja in Kolkata dates back to 1858, a year after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Badan Chandra...

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