Navratri 2026 Date: Chaitra Navratri 2026 will be observed from March 19th to 27th, celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga and marking...

UNESCO, with IIT-Kharagpur, West Bengal government and disability rights groups, has launched accessibility guidelines for Durga Puja panda...

Today bank holiday: The festival of Durga Puja lasts for five days, starting with Shashthi and ending with Vijayadashami. In 2024, this ela...

Dusshera bank holiday 2024: As the festival season is nearing, it's crucial to be aware that banks in multiple states will be non-operation...

Durga puja in West Bengal is expected to be subdued due to calls for a boycott in response to protests over the brutal rape-murder of a wom...

Bangladesh authorities have assured increased security measures for the upcoming Durga Puja festival, scheduled from October 9 to 13. With ...

Bangladesh's interim government has decided to export 3,000 tonnes of hilsa fish to India for Durga Puja, reversing an earlier ban. The mov...

The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal are using the Durga Puja festivities to strengthen ...

Durga Puja, a significant Hindu festival, is approaching and will be celebrated from October 20 to October 24, 2023. The festival spans fiv...

The five-day Durga Puja celebrations start on the sixth day of Navratri (Sasthi) and ends with Vijaya Dashami (on Dusserha). This year, the...

Dussehra marks the triumph of Lord Rama over the ten-headed demon Ravana, who abducted Rama's wife Sita. Dussehra is celebrated on the tent...

The folk drum dhak, slung around a shoulder and played with two thin sticks, gives the festive aura to Durga Puja celebrations in West Beng...

PM Modi, West Bengal CM hailed UNESCO's decision.

With a picture of Durga idol, UNESCO took to Twitter and wrote, “Durga puja in Kolkata has just been inscribed on the intangible heritage l...

Covid-19 tests are being planned for priests and cooks at the pandals.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said cancelling Durga puja celebrations was not an option, and urged people to maint...

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had asked the puja committees to prepare open-air marquees in view of the contagion and ensure that pandal h...