Durga Puja celebrates the divine power of Goddess Durga, who defeated the buffalo demon Mahishasura after nine days of battle. It is a festival of faith, strength, and cultural unity. Apart from ...

This year, the significant festival of Durga Ashtami will be celebrated on Tuesday, September 30. According to Drik Panchang, the Ashtami Tithi will begin on September 29 at 4:31 PM and end on ...

Durga Puja marks the homecoming of Maa Durga for Bengalis. Fish holds deep cultural and spiritual significance during this festival. It symbolizes prosperity, fertility, and life's continuity.

Vijayawada: Around 80,000 devotees completed their darshan by 7 pm on Wednesday, the 10th day of the Dasara festivities at the Durga temple, where the presiding deity, Kanaka Durga, was adorned in the ...

Bank holiday today: All days of this week are bank holidays in some part of India due to Durga Puja, Navratri and Gandhi Jayanti celebrations. Today, October 1, is also a holiday for Navratri End / ...

After the culmination of a week-long Durga Puja festival, the immersion of idols began on Bijaya Dashami/ Dasara in West Bengal on Thursday (October 2, 2025). Amid overcast skies, idols made it to the ...

There is often confusion about Durga Puja Visarjan being held on a Thursday. However, there is no restriction in the Hindu religious rules. The festival, known as Vijayadashami, is determined by the ...

Bhubaneswar: Six people, including Cuttack deputy commissioner of police (DCP), were injured after a clash broke out between two communities during a Durga idol immersion ceremony in Odisha’s Cuttack ...

The eleven-day Dasara festival at Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam atop Indrakeeladri, the abode of Goddess Kanaka Durga, concluded on Thursday with the Purnahuti rituals, drawing nearly 15 ...

Movie stars arrived at the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal to seek blessings, partake in the bhog and serve it. Alia Bhatt and Rani Mukerji. Photograph: Kind courtesy Alia Bhatt/Instagram ...

The immersion of a Durga idol turned tragic in Ayodhya district when a 16-year-old boy drowned after slipping into a pond, police said on Friday. According to police, Sandeep, a resident of Salhipur ...