Durga Puja Origin Story: Durga Puja finds its origin in the Hindu mythology. Goddess Durga is regarded as the deity of power. She entered the earth with the aim to kill the demon Mahishasura, who set out to conquer the world with his tyranny and invincible power. Due to her victory over him, Goddess Durga is sometimes referred to as …

Durga Puja Pandals: Durga Pooja is a ten days long festival celebrated with great pomp and show in Northern and Eastern part of India. The preparation for this pooja and celebrations begins days before the festival. Generally, the Durga Pooja is done on a community level and the idols and pandals (tents) for the Pooja are arranged by the pooja …

History of Durga Puja: Durga Puja also known as Durgotsab is an annual Hindu festival which celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess of power, Durga or Shakti. It is a nine days affair in which last six days are observed with complex rituals and intricate ceremonies as Mahalaya, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Nabami and Bijoya Dashami. The dates …

Durga Puja Customs: Durga Puja is celebrated with pomp and geity in West Bengal state of India and among the Bengalis all around the world. People enjoy all the ten days of the festival with a lot of fun and religious observance. In fact, Durga Puja is the most important festival for Bengalis. Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, …

With catchy themes and concepts often reaching great artistic heights and big corporate involvement adding to the glitter, fun and fiesta, the contemporary Durga puja in Kolkata has evolved from what it was decades back. It now embraces those on the margins, and has truly become “glocal” – with both local and global elements – but at the same time …

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Decked up in their best, residents of West Bengal state of India plunged into festivities and merriment on Monday marking the first day of Durga Puja – the biggest festival in this part of the world. Chants of ‘Jai Durga’ and ‘Bolo Durga Mai Ki Jai’ reverberated across the state with every city, small town and village joining in the …

पेरिस: फ़्रांस ने की मृतक शिक्षक को सर्वोच्च नागरिक सम्मान ‘ला लिगियन डी ऑनर’ देने की घोषणा फ्रांस के राष्ट्रपति इमैनुएल मैक्रॉन (Emmanuel Macron) ने इस घटना पर रोष जताते हुए कहा था, “यह एक इस्लामी आतंकवादी हमला है। देश के हर नागरिक को इस चरमपंथ के विरोध में एक साथ आगे आना होगा। इसे किसी भी हालत में रोकना …

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