GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Kanchan Paul is deep in concentration as he paints the right eye on a clay idol of the Hindu goddess ...

The Hindu warrior goddess of protection, Durga, is a representation of bravery, righteousness, and strength. She is revered ...

Sharad Navratri (September - October) is the nine-day Hindu festival dedicated to Mother Goddess Durga and her numerous forms in Hindu religion. Sharad Navratri 2025 dates are from September 22 to ...

According to Hindu tradition, Goddess Durga manifests in the mortal realm in her 10-armed form on Mahalaya in a bid to ...

Hindu devotees bid farewell to the Goddess Durga, who is believed to have left the mortal world for her marital home in the ...

GUWAHATI, India -- Kanchan Paul is deep in concentration as he paints the right eye on a clay idol of the Hindu goddess Durga ...

Devotees wait with sacrificial chickens as they prepare to enter Balkumari Temple during Dashain festival in Thimi, Bhaktapur ...

There is a difference between Durga and Bhagavathi worship. Bhagavati means 'goddess' ‘holy one’ or ‘divine one’ and it is a common epithet for Goddess Shakti in India. Today, for a Hindu devotee ...

Minority Hindus in the Muslim-majority Bangladesh are celebrating their largest religious festival of Durga Puja, but fear ...

Nine Forms of Goddess Durga: Goddess Durga is one of the prime goddesses in the Hindu religion. Durga is associated with strength, protection, motherhood, wars and destruction. It is believed that ...

Durga Puja, one of the largest Hindu festivals, ended in Bangladesh with the immersion of the idols on Sunday.

Idols of goddess Durga were immersed in various parts of the country on Sunday marking the end of the week-long Durga Puja festivities. In Kolkata, idols of goddess Durga were immersed at Babughat.