IMAGE: Hazaar Haath Kali. All photographs: Sandip Roy Durga Puja is indisputably Kolkata's biggest festival, a major driver of the state's economy. It's been described as the world's largest ...

Kali Puja stands as a significant Hindu festival, honouring the Avatar of Goddess Durga in her formidable manifestation as Maa Kali. People perform the puja to protect themselves from bad effects ...

The celebration of Kali Puja, which honours Goddess Kali, places a strong emphasis on devotion through bhog offerings and ...

Families honor Goddess Lakshmi with prayers and decorations, while Kali Puja, significant in West Bengal and other regions, coincides this year. Festivities including traditional sweets ...

Kali Puja, also known as Shyama Puja, is celebrated with great reverence and enthusiasm in Bengal, and the reasons for this divergence lie in the region's cultural, spiritual, and mythological ...

The Kali Puja in Kaliganj, adjacent to Murshidabad district, was established as a fair and festival during the reign of Nawab Alivardi Khan of Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha. However, the myths surrounding ...

Mumbai: Today is Kali Puja, an important day in the Diwali festival week. The day is of religious significance for all Hindus, but Bengali-speaking communities and those from the eastern states ...

Most Hindus regard Kali Chaudas with fearful veneration and the night of Kali chaudas is often considered highly inauspicious and dangerous. Some people believe that black magic, spells and tantric ...

Inside, Jamini-Roy style paintings hang as centrepieces of panels done up with clay plates stuck to the wall. Fun funda: The platinum jubilee edition of the oldest puja in the area was inaugurated on ...

A special meeting of the general members was held at the premises of Kali Puja Trust under the chairmanship of Krishna Chandra Jha at Sector 2 Bokaro to discuss the successful organization of the ...

The West Bengal government has announced a 12-day holiday for Durga Puja and an 11-day holiday for Diwali in 2025. The Durga ...

Karimganj (Assam) [India], October 30 (ANI): A Kali Puja and Diwali pandal themed after the Ram Mandir has attracted many devotees in Assam's Karimganj district. The celebrations are lively ...