The 9-day-long festival of Shardiya Navratri festival dedicated to Goddess Durga and her nine avatars began on Sunday with the first day of the festivity being marked with Kalash or Ghatsthapna.
The theme of one of the famous Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata, which is Nakatala Udayan Sangha, showcases the plight of families during the India-Bangladesh partition.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday performed a pooja for his ancestors on the last day of 'Pitru Paksha' at Narayani Shila Temple in Haridwar.
According to BJP leader Sajal Ghosh, the inauguration ceremony is set to take place at 4 PM in the Santosh Mitra Square Puja. This particular Durga Puja is also known as Sajay Ghosh's Puja. The theme for this year's celebration is the Ram Temple, inspired by the ongoing construction of the R
Priests of the temple performed the special worship while reciting a special mantra inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple and wished for the victory of the Indian team on the occasion. They also prayed for India to clinch the World Cup.
The Hazra Park Durgotsab Committee has recreated an autorickshaw stand at its Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata this year in order to eliminate mistrust in the minds of people towards auto drivers.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced a Rs 5,300 Durga Puja bonus for civic volunteers of the West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police, and ASHA workers employed under the health department.
The Durga Puja pandal of Pathurighata Pancher Pally in Kolkata is breaking boundaries and a few taboos surrounding menstruation with its Menstrual Hygiene-themed pandal.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday performed Puja as per rituals at Jageshwar Dham in Almora district.