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Durga Puja 2022: This Kolkata pandal is celebrating 75 years of Independen
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 26 (ANI): As the most awaited festival of Durga Puja is around the corner and preparations for the festival are in full swing in Kolkata, which is known for the yearly event.
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Guwahati idol makers expect good business this Durga Puja
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 25 (ANI): Durga Puja or 'Durga Pujo' as it's famously called is just round the corner and while people have expressed immense excitement to visit various pandals, and gorge on traditional delicacies, it's also a good opportunity for many to make good money
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Durga Puja special: Songs that should make it to your festive playlist
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 25 (ANI): Durga Puja is here again and like most people, it's not easy to keep calm! Because wherever you go, you either find yourself drooling over gorgeous pandals, or savouring traditional delicacies at your favourite places, and let's not forge
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PM Modi extends Mahalaya greetings to people
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the people on the occasion of Mahalaya.
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People take holy dip, perform 'pind dan' on last day of 'Pitru Paksha'
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 25 (ANI): A large number of people on Sunday converged on the banks of the Hooghly River to take a holy dip and offer prayers to their ancestors on the last day of Pitru Paksha, also known as Sarvapitari Amavasya.
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Devotees gather in large numbers at Rameswaram's Agnitheertham on last day
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 25 (ANI): Lakhs of devotees on Sunday took a bath in the holy waters of Rameswaram's Agnitheertham, on the occasion of Mahalaya Paksha Amavasya, in which people commemorate their ancestors.
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Mahalaya 2022: All you need to know about its significance, date, ritual
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Mahalaya, which marks the beginning of Durga Puja celebrations, is here. It is observed at the end of Shradh or Pitru Paksha, a 16-day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors. This year, this special day is falling on September 25.
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Hazra Park Durgotsab plans unique Braille Board pandal for visually impair
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 23 (ANI): The Hazra Park Durgotsab here has come up with a unique thought for preparing a Durga Puja pandal for the people who cannot visit here because of their loss of vision.
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Durga Puja 2022: Take a look at this 'Vatican City'-themed pandal in Kolka
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 23 (ANI): As Durga Puja is about to start, one can almost smell the Kans grass in the meadows, which heralds the goddess Durga's entry to the plains from her heavenly dwelling in Kailash.
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MoS Lekhi calls to celebrate Durga Puja's inscription in UNESCO's cultural
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): Durga Puja is considered to be one of the biggest festivals around the world. This year makes it more special as UNESCO has inscribed Durga Puja in UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and it is the first Indian festi
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OYO announces up to 50 per cent festive discount as festive spirits set to
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Global hospitality technology platform, OYO has kicked off the festive season with a special discount scheme for travelers on the occasion of Navratri, Durga Puja and Dussehra. Under this scheme, guests can avail up to 50 per cent discount acro
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Durga Puja organisers in Siliguri set up pandal to highlight struggles of
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], September 22 (ANI): At a time when the Aadhaar authority accepts transgender cards as valid documents, but quite a few people discriminate against the transgender community, a Durga puja organiser in Siliguri is setting up a pandal to highlight the struggles
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