You must check out THESE top 8 Durga Puja pandals in Delhi!
The auspicious Navratri festival lasts for nine days. During these days the entire capital gets immersed in the feeling of praying before the goddess.
Oct 20, 2015, 13:48 PM ISTEnd communalism this Durga Puja, says Lalu Prasad
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday called on people of Bihar to celebrate Durga Puja this year by ending communalism.
Oct 20, 2015, 13:44 PM ISTTripura government funds state’s 500 year old Durga Puja
The welcoming of the Durga idols -- the five-day long Puja began on Monday at the famed Durgabari temple, located in front of the 114-year-old Ujjayanta Palace in Tripura, eastern India's biggest royal mansion.
Oct 20, 2015, 09:46 AM ISTDurga Puja special: Top 5 Pandals in South Kolkata you cannot afford to miss
If you are in Kolkata or are planning to visit the city of joy, then here’s a list of five pandals you cannot afford to miss.
Oct 19, 2015, 12:46 PM ISTAmitabh Bachchan shares photo of 'world's largest Durga idol' in Kolkata
Amitabh Bachchan posted a photo of an 88-feet idol of Goddess Durga which is said to be the biggest in the city.
Oct 19, 2015, 08:25 AM ISTMuslim man lends cheer to Durga Puja in Raigarh
In an unique example of communal harmony, a Muslim man has been presiding over Durga Puja celebrations in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district for the past 23 years.
Oct 18, 2015, 16:47 PM ISTNavratri special: Maa Skanda Mata to bless you with happiness!
The nine-day long festivity of Navratri, brings joy and happiness to one and all. On the 5th day of this celebration, pray to Maa Skanda Mata for her divine blessings.
Oct 18, 2015, 12:44 PM ISTDurga Puja pandal hopping made easy! Thanks to these smartphone apps
Get Durga puja bhog delivered at your doorstep or avail guide to your favourite Puja pandals this year through various smartphone apps.
Oct 17, 2015, 19:41 PM ISTTraditional Durga puja transforming into urban festival
With catchy themes and concepts often reaching great artistic heights and big corporate involvement adding to the glitter, fun and fiesta, the contemporary Durga puja in Kolkata has evolved from what it was decades back.
Oct 17, 2015, 18:45 PM ISTNavratri special: Maa Kushmanda to bring smile on your face!
During the nine-day long Navratri festival, pray to Maa Kushmanda for her divine blessings.
Oct 17, 2015, 13:10 PM ISTElaborate security arrangements in Kolkata to ensure trouble-free Durga Puja
Kolkata is gearing up for five days of Durga Pujas from next week.
Oct 17, 2015, 11:05 AM ISTWest Bengal to launch 200 water ATMs
As many as 200 'water ATMs' or water vending machines will be set up across the city and its suburbs starting this Durga puja, a minister said on Friday.
Oct 16, 2015, 17:47 PM ISTFilm on Durga Puja an online hit
As the Durga Puja celebrations kicks off in West Bengal, a short film on searching for one's own roots through the gastronomical route during the festival is catching eyeballs on YouTube.
Oct 16, 2015, 12:22 PM ISTNavratri special: Goddess Chandraghanta to bless you with grace, courage!
During Navratri, goddess Chandraghantra, which is a form of Durga is worshipped. Chandraghanta means "one who has a half-moon shaped like a bell". The goddess is also known by the name of Chandrakhanda, Chandika or Ramchandi.
Oct 16, 2015, 10:40 AM ISTDurga Puja pandals innovate, go green, offer WiFi facilities
Preservation, the essential theme of the Devi Durga lore, is this year the driving concept for the annual festivities as organisers of the various pujas adopt green methods for building shamianas and explore techniques for reducing their carbon footprint.
Oct 15, 2015, 11:26 AM ISTDurga Puja special: Mamata Banerjee pens song “Maa Go Tumi Sarbojonin” - Listen
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has penned down a Bengali spiritual song dedicated to Goddess Durga on the occassion of Navratra. The entire state has started reverberating with exuberance and merriment as the nine-day long Navratra festival begun on Tuesday.
Oct 13, 2015, 22:54 PM ISTPM Modi wishes 'Shubho Mahalaya' as India gets ready to welcome Goddess Durga
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended his wishes to the people of India saying 'Shubho Mahalaya', as Goddess Durga gets ready to visit her devotees.
Oct 12, 2015, 20:42 PM ISTBollywood salutes 'feminine spirit' on Mahalaya
Festive spirit has gripped Bollywood on the occasion of Mahalaya that marks the beginning of Durga puja on Monday.
Oct 12, 2015, 15:59 PM ISTMahalaya celebrated in West Bengal today
People of West Bengal on Monday observed the auspicious occasion of Mahalaya,
Oct 12, 2015, 14:24 PM IST'Biggest' Durga idol vies for supremacy in West Bengal
With not even a fortnight left for the Durga Puja festivities to begin, a puja committee in South Kolkata claims to be putting up the tallest Durga idol in the world for which it had initiated a teaser advertisement months in advance.
Oct 09, 2015, 13:30 PM IST