Kolkata Durga Puja

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 Puja 2020: Giant Screens, Online Darshan Among Kolkata's Puja Plans

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 21, 2020

Durga Puja organizers - particularly the big ones - are planning to install giant screens near the puja pandals for people to see the deity of Goddess Durga. Many puja committees have already made arrangements and welcomed the court decision. They said the arrangements for 'anjali' and 'sandhi puja' will be tweaked adhering to court orders.

Bengal Puja Pandals No-Entry Zones For Visitors: Calcutta High Court

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday October 19, 2020

The Durga Puja pandals will be no-entry zones for visitors, the Calcutta High Court said today with only three days to go before Bengal's biggest festival. Only organisers will be allowed inside the pandals, the court said, limiting the number to 25 for big pandals and 15 for the smaller ones in view of the coronavirus outbreak.

Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal To Worship Migrant Mother As Goddess

Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain | Friday October 16, 2020

A Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, West Bengal, is paying a special tribute to migrant workers with a statue depicting the Goddess as a migrant mother with her children.

Durga Puja 2020: This Is How Durga Puja Will Look Like In A Pandemic Year

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday October 15, 2020

Durga Puja 2020: Two of the biggest festivals in India, Durga Puja and Navratri are round the corner. Images of Durga Puja and Navratri from across the country give an idea of how the festival days may look like. Amid the Covid pandemic, experts are appealing to everyone to stay home so that the infection does not spread fast. Here are pictures of ...

Durga Puja 2020: Month-Long Gap Between Mahalaya And Shashthi Explained

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Friday September 18, 2020

Durga Puja 2020 dates: Mahalaya is over but the buzz around the Durga Puja festivities is still missing in Kolkata. The 35-day gap between Mahalaya and Shashthi and the COVID-19 pandemic are the two main reasons for this. All festivals in India - from Ganesh Chaturthi to Onam -had to be scaled down due to the raging pandemic.

'Azaan' At Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Triggers Controversy

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 8, 2019

A city Durga Puja committee has triggered a controversy by playing Azaan--a Muslim call for prayer-- along with Sanskrit hymns as the theme music of the festivities.

Durga Puja 2019: MP Nusrat Jahan Plays Dhaak During Durga Puja Festivities. Watch

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Monday October 7, 2019

Durga Puja: Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan and husband Nikhil Jain celebrate Durga Ashtami by playing 'dhaak' .

Durga Puja: How Bengal Is Celebrating The 5-Day Durgotsava

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Friday October 4, 2019

Durga Puja: It is believed that during Durga Puja, Goddess Durga, accompanied by her four children - Ganesh, Kartik, Lakshmi and Saraswati - descends on earth every year to visit her parents and to fight evil.

Durga Puja 2019: All You Need To Know About Durgotsava

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Friday October 4, 2019

Durga Puja: Goddess Durga, accompanied by her four children - Ganesh, Kartik, Lakshmi and Saraswati - descends on earth every year to visit her parents and to fight evil.

Durga Puja: Mamata Banerjee Inaugurates 11 "Pujos" In Kolkata, Shares Pics

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Tuesday October 1, 2019

Durga Puja: Bengal is gearing up for festive season that will begin on Panchami, October 3 and would continue till Vijaya Dashami, October 8.

Balakot Air Strikes Theme Of Kolkata Durga Puja Marquee

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 15, 2019

The Young Boys Club Sarbojanin Durga Puja Committee in central Kolkata is recreating the events of the air strike with clay models and digital projection on its 50th anniversary of conducting the annual fiesta.

Trinamool Slams BJP After Amit Shah Asked To Inaugurate Kolkata Durga Puja

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 13, 2019

Amid accusations by the ruling Trinamool Congress that the BJP is politicising Durga Puja, West Bengal's biggest festival, a city committee has requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to inaugurate their puja this year.

Iconic Kolkata Durga Puja Shifted Due To Safety Concerns

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2019

The crowd-puller Durga Puja at Kolkata's Mohammad Ali Park will be shifted to a nearby fire station this year due to the dilapidated condition of a British-era reservoir underneath the park, a puja committee member said today.

Durga Puja 2018: 8 Bengali Delicacies You Have To Try This Durga Puja

Food | Sushmita Sengupta | Wednesday October 17, 2018

Durga Puja 2018: Festive bingeing has been an intrinsic part of Durga Puja celebrations since time immemorial. Here are some of the special bengali treats we are especially looking forward to this year: