The Adani Group, which is exploring an investment roadmap in West Bengal, has decided to make its debut at the largest cultural and religious festival of the State — Durga Puja. Gautam Adani, chairman ...

Durga Puja 2026: नवरात्रि 11 अक्टूबर से शुरू हो रही है तो वहीं दुर्गा पूजा का शुभारंभ 16 अक्टूबर 2026 से होगा ...

Durga Puja in Kolkata is not just a festival — it is a city-wide act of imagination, and one that reverberates with the Bengali and Indian diaspora globally. Every year it transforms West Bengal and ...

দুর্গাপুজো ২০২৬ (Durga Puja 2026) কড়া নাড়ছে দোরগোড়ায়। কুমোরটুলিতে ...

A strange Durga Puja looms ahead as the human collective in power seeks a costly correction to the Bengali Hindu symbolism of Shakti. Calls to avoid eating and selling non-vegetarian food near Puja ...

Durga Puja in Bengal emphasises family, hospitality, and celebration. In most parts of India, Navratri means fasting, vegetarian food, and avoiding ingredients such as onion and garlic. In Bengal, ...

Iconic Mahishasura Mardini recitation heralds Durga Puja celebrations. Mahalaya holds a special place in the Bengali calendar as it marks the transition from Pitru Paksha to Devi Paksha. It is widely ...

Bengal is set to witness a new-style inauguration of Durga Puja festivities this year, with a grand inauguration ceremony planned at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on the day of Mahalaya, October 10, which ...

Several Durga Puja organisers in Kolkata including a few patronised by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders until last year will forgo the ₹1 lakh festival-related state grant following an appeal made by ...

Mahalaya marks Durga Puja's beginning and Goddess Durga's arrival. Combined divine energy manifested Durga to defeat demon Mahishasura. Goddess Durga powerfully defeated Mahishasura, restoring cosmic ...

Offering and consuming non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja has long been a tradition in West Bengal. Before it became a community event, or Sarbojanin, many Bonedi Bari (aristocratic households) ...

All Durga Puja pandals and themes should reflect and conform to the festival’s original significance and traditions, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told organisers at a meeting on Monday, announcing ...