Durga Puja in Kolkata means an elaborate display of puja pandals and Durga idols. The stunning creations of the artisans make the people spellbound for 5 days of the festival. If you are an admirer of creativity and have an aesthetic ...
If you are crazy about visiting Kolkata during Durga puja, you must hit the city at least one week prior to the festival. The main reason for visiting the city in advance is to behold the finishing touches of the Durga ...
Durga Puja is the main festival of Bengalis, which is celebrated all over the country with great zest and fervour. The festival also rejoices as Navratri and Dussehra in other parts of the country. Durga Puja continues for 5 days and ...
Durga Puja is among the most important festivals of West Bengal. The time and date of Durga Puja is determined on the basis of the lunar calendar. Therefore, in the Bengali calendar, there is no particular date for Durga Puja. Albeit, ...
India is always decked up with festivals, especially in the month of October and Durga Puja is one of the most important festivals that is celebrated by the Indians. September and October are regarded as the festive months, as this is the ...
Navratri brings with it some other festivals as well, such as Durga Puja, Dussehra etc. Durga Puja starts on the sixth day of Navratri. And this day is called Durga Shashti or Mahashashti. This is believed to be the day when ...
Durga Puja is the time when you go pandal hopping just to gaze at the different forms in which the Goddess Durga has been portrayed. There are basically two types of Durga idols traditionally. When the Goddess is dressed in 'shola' ...
Navratri is the festival that we celebrate in honour of Goddess Durga. She is known by many different names such as Kali, Parvati, Gowri, Sati, Mahamaya and Mahishasura Mardini. Goddess Durga is the consort of Lord Shiva and the supreme female ...
Most people know about Durga Puja. It is the main festival of West Bengal and is largely celebrated across the nation, where Goddess Durga is offered prayers. The Puja starts with the Shashti Tithi of Ashvin month falling during the Shukla ...
Durga Puja is the famous Bengali festival that is celebrated in West Bengal. Durga Puja (worship Goddess Durga) is the nine days festival that is celebrated with fervour among Bengalis. It is one of the most important festivals in the Bengali ...
Navratri literally means the nine days festival. In Sanskrit nava means nine and ratri means night. This is a nine days festival where devotees worship Goddess Durga or Jagdamba (a form of Durga). During these nine days, the nine forms of ...
Durga Puja is observed with fervour and festivities in West Bengal. The Divine Mother is glorified ceremoniously for four days. Mahadashami marks the end of the much-celebrated Durga Puja, for it is the final day when the idol immersion of ...