It is observed at the end of Shradh or Pitru Paksha, a 16-day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors.
September 24, 2022Dancers Srudhi KV, Mini Somakumar, Dr. Anupama Kumar, SwetapadmaMishra, Madhurima Chakraborty, Rajitha Shekhar and Gayatri Atchanta were all senior disciples of Madhulita who performed the dance.
September 23, 2022In India, where religious riots are often witnessed, this village truly holds the idea of “unity and diversity”.
September 21, 2022The West Bengal government will soon hand over a letter of intent (LoI) to Adani Port & SEZ Limited for setting up and developing a deep-sea port at Tajpur in the East Midnapore district. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 25,000 crore.
September 20, 2022This year Durga Puja begins on October 1 with Maha Shashti and will end on October 5 with Maha Dasami.
September 19, 2022Durga Puja is synonymous with Bengal, it is the very essence that completes its age old traditions. Durga Puja is celebrated with great fervor every year. Although theme pujo is in trend these days, but the traditional ways can never be replaced. It is a major point of debate if the ancient traditions would be completely …
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September 18, 2022The term “baroyari” (Baro-Yaar-I) refers to the puja “of twelve friends”: baro means “twelve”, and yaar indicates “friends”.
September 13, 2022To celebrate 75 years of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, social activist Sarmistha Acharya took the initiative to honour the daughters with ‘Banglar Sona Maa’ from different walks of life in Rastra Vijay Utsav Banglar Sona Maa 2022.
September 13, 2022The party's arm led by Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition, and BJP Lok Sabha member, Locket Chatterjee was stopped by a huge police contingent.
September 13, 2022Since the import took place by post (known as daak in Bengali), this special type of ornamentation became popular by the name of Daaker Saaj.
September 12, 2022One of the leading Puja clubs of Kolkata, Bhowanipur 75 Palli , this year has come up with an innovative theme of ‘Aitijhya Beche Thak’- ‘Let the Heritage Live’, to uplift the moral of Bengal’s rich cultural heritage on Bengal’s most celebrated festival Durga Puja.
September 10, 2022The city, arguably the country as well, witnessed its very first instance of theme pujo through Kumartuli Sarbojanin by holding Netaji’s hands.
September 9, 2022The Dasa Mahavidya are ten Hindu Goddesses, namely – Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshwari, Chhinnamasta, Bhairavi, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala. Each Mahavidya is a form of the Adi Shakti.
September 6, 2022From the mid-90s, the “baroyari pujo” of Kolkata began adapting the form of “theme pujo”. Bengal beheld the rise of “theme pujo” in the heart of Bengal.
September 5, 2022The worship of Mahishasur is not only restricted to the tribal communities. 13 km away from Mysore, on the Chamundi Hills is a huge statue of Mahishasur.
September 4, 2022According to the legend, the origin of Akal Bodhan lies back in Ramayana. It was initiated by Rama and is continuing till date.
September 4, 2022The Markandeya Purana says that King Suratha, the ruler of the Vanga Kingdom (modern day Bengal), was the first one to worship Maa Durga.
September 4, 2022