India has written to Bangladesh's interim government today expressing "serious concern" over multiple attacks on temples, shrines and puja mandaps or pandals. The attacks include incidents of ...
As the whole country continues to celebrate Chandrayaan-3's success, a Durga puja committee in Kolkata has decided to design its pandal modelled on lander Vikram which touched down on the lunar ...
People have come up with innovative ideas and solutions — from virtual pandals to idols that pay tribute to migrant workers — to celebrate Durga Puja this year. Meanwhile, providing partial ...
Swami Vivekananda himself performed Durga Puja at Belur Math in 1901, marking the festival as both a spiritual and community event. The centrepiece of the festivities is the pandals, where ...
It was not only people from the Bengali community thronging the pandals, but also locals in equal numbers. "We have heard a lot about Durga Puja in Kolkata. Now, with this tradition being ...
Durga Puja is an Indian festival celebrated with much fervour by Bengalis around the country. The five-day carnival is incomplete without some eclectic foods. Image Credit: Getty Images The range of ...
As fear of surge in COVID-19 numbers grows amid preparations for Durga puja, several pandal committees have made arrangements for virtual 'darshan' this time, while barring the physical entry of ...