We ask 10 women – doctors, entrepreneurs, other professionals, homemakers and students – if they feel conflicted about celebrating Calcutta’s and Bengal’s biggest festival in the light of the rape & ...

From the 12-year-old Durga Puja in Sonagachi to new initiatives ro revive centuries-old private home traditions, the city’s women worship the Goddess in their own novel ways Nancy Jaiswal Calcutta ...

Durga Puja 2024 has witnessed a significant rise in the number of women artists contributing to the festival’s creative ...

Durga Puja 2024: Raima Sen is giving off major Durga ... Durga is motherhood and embodiment of all women," Raima reminisced, adding, "By celebrating her we celebrate ourselves." ...

The celebrations continue as Bettany watches the statue being carried into the Ganges and she shares her thoughts about the Durga Puja. This is from the series: Divine Women Students could be ...

Durga Puja is a a part of the Navaratri festival held in many places of India. It is most religiously celebrated in North India, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Out of the the nine days of ...

Chitradurga: Over 1,500 women assembled on Sunday to carry out ... Along with this practice, Ganga puja, a procession of Narasimhaswamy idol, and other devotional rituals are also performed ...

The most popular festival in the city, Durga Pooja is celebrated for nine days with great pomp and enthusiasm across the city. The festival is celebrated, between the months of September and ...

In some places, Kumari Puja is also performed on the day of Durga Ashtami Vrat ... the observer of Durga Ashtami Vrat abstains from eating or drinking all through the day. the fast is observed by men ...

New Delhi, Sep 30 (ANI): Durga Puja celebrations are in full swing in various parts of the country, including Kolkata, Siliguri, Bastar and New Delhi. Devotees from across the country are flocking to ...

Kolkata: Two documentary films, ‘Bhabatosher Karkhana' and ‘Hridaypur', based on Kolkata's Durga Puja and its theme artists, premiered at the ongoing 30th Kolkata International Film Festival ...