Durga Puja

Madhya Pradesh Tribals Face Social Boycott Over Durga Puja Donation

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Wednesday November 18, 2020

Fourteen tribal families in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district have complained about facing a social boycott for not donating towards Durga Puja festivities in their village Motegaon. They are not allowed to graze cattle and even being denied medical and health services, the families say.

Bihar Congress Meets Governor, Seeks Removal Of Nitish Kumar's Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 30, 2020

Bihar Congress leaders met Governor Phagu Chauhan today and demanded dismissal of the Nitish Kumar-led government amid the ongoing state assembly polls, holding it responsible for the firing in Munger during a Durga Puja event in which one person was killed.

MP Mimi Chakraborty Is Feeling The "Post Pujo Blues". See Her Insta Posts

Offbeat | Wednesday October 28, 2020

After days of celebrations, Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty is feeling the "post Pujo blues". The first-time parliamentarian and actor has been sharing several photos from her Durga Puja celebrations on Instagram.

Durga Puja Ends, Sindur Khela In Masks, Rituals In PPE Kits. See Pics

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday October 26, 2020

Vijaya Dashami: The five-day Durga Puja celebrations across the country ended with Vijaya Dashami today. Unlike most years, immersion or visarjan of Goddess Durga took place without the usual fervour. In pictures from across the country, there were more empty pandals, masked faces and solemn look under face shields.

Over 100-Year-Old Durga At Pranab Mukherjee's Ancestral House Misses Him

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 24, 2020

The over 100-year-old Durga Puja at the ancestral house of former President Pranab Mukherjee in West Bengal's Birbhum district is being organised as usual but for every single moment misses the presence of patriarch, who died in August this year.

Watch: Trinamool's Nusrat Jahan Dances, Plays Dhak For Durga Puja

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Saturday October 24, 2020

Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan was seen immersed in Durga Puja festivity in Kolkata - dancing and playing traditional drum or dhak - as West Bengal celebrates its biggest festival of the year.

31-Foot Idol Of Goddess Durga Slaying COVID-19 Set Up In Hyderabad

Hyderabad News | ANI | Saturday October 24, 2020

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic putting a dampener on festive spirits, an idol of Durga set up in Hyderabad on the occasion of the Durga Puja, portrays the Goddess slaying the virus.

Durga Ashtami Navratri Day 8: Puja Vidhi, Mantras And Muhurat

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Saturday October 24, 2020

Navratri 2020 Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami): All nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped during Maha Ashtami Puja. Kanjak or Kanya Pujan is an important part of Durga Ashtami. At the end of Mahashtami on Durga Puja, Sandhi Puja and yagna is performed. Know all about Navratri Ashtami timing and puja vidhi.

This Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Relives Cyclone Amphan Horror. See Pics

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Friday October 23, 2020

Durga Puja pandals and idols of the goddess in the city of joy never fail to amaze. Even in a pandemic year, artists and idol makers have conceptualized eye-openers. Take a look at this Durga Puja pandal themed on Cyclone Amphan that left a trail of devastation in Kolkata and its suburbs in the beginning of June.

Durga Ashtami: Muhurat And Significance Of Maha Ashtami

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Friday October 23, 2020

Durga Puja 2020 Shubho Ashtami: Durga Ashtami or Maha Ashtami is the most auspicious day of the ten-day Navratri and Durga Puja. Kanjak or Kanya Pujan is an important part of Durgashtami. Kanjak involves the ritual of inviting eight young girls and worshipping them as avatars of Goddess Durga. Know the significance of Durgashtami.

Happy Durga Puja: Shubho Saptami Today, Know About Nabapatrika

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Friday October 23, 2020

Durga Saptami: Today is the the second day of Durga Puja 2020. On Saptami, Nabapatrika is the main ritual. Significantly it is very popular among the farmers in rural Bengal and on this day they pray for a good harvest. Even though the festivities are low-key due to the Covid-19 pandemic, people are meeting and greeting each other on online platfor...

Durga Puja 2020: 2 Ponds For Idol Immersion, Says Bengal Pollution Board

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 22, 2020

Durga Puja 2020: In order to check pollution of the river waters the West Bengal Pollution Control Board has earmarked two ponds for immersion of Durga idols after Vijaya Dashami. A process to clean the reservoirs almost immediately after the ritual is observed will also be undertaken.

"Bengal Always Led Way For India": PM In Virtual Address On Durga Puja

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday October 22, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to icons of Bengal and even attempted some Bengali as he addressed Durga Puja pandals on the opening day of the five-day celebrations in the state.

People Of Bengal Have Made India Proud, Says PM Modi: Highlights

India News | Thursday October 22, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata via video conferencing today as the five-day celebrations begin in West Bengal amid the pandemic.

Happy Durga Puja: On Shasthi Today Know How To Do Durga Puja At Home

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday October 22, 2020

Durga Shasthi today: Maa Durga has arrived from Kailash Parvat with her four children Lakshmi, Saraswati, Kartik and Ganesha. On Shasthi, Goddess Durga is welcomed amid the sound of dhak or traditional drums decorated with feathers with and shankha dhwani or the sound of the conch. Today morning, the first ritual of Bodhon or the invocation ceremon...