Durga Puja is the time when people believe devi Durga comes home to visit her children. Like a loving mother returning after a long trip, she is welcomed with drums, lights and excitement, bringing ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The West Lafayette Durgapuja Association will be hosting the 16th annual Durga Puja festival Saturday, an event expected to draw Hindus from across Indiana. This year’s festival ...

New Delhi: If you can hear the sound of the dhak, smell the fragrance of shiuli flowers, and see the glow of pandals, then gear up in your best outfit as Durga Puja 2025 has officially started. One of ...

If you’ve watched the hit Netflix show “Never Have I Ever,” you’re already familiar with the avenging goddess of Hindu mythology, Durga. The show’s lead Indian American character, Devi Vishwakumar, ...

STORY: The idol-makers in the Chirang district used pearls, beads, and peacock feathers as materials to make idols of Hindu Goddess Durga and her children, Lakshmi, Ganesha, Saraswati, and Kartik.

Durga Puja is one of the largest festivals in the Indian province of West Bengal, but is also celebrated across India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Hosted by the Cairns Bongo Group, the local event attracted ...

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Devotees immerse one Durga idol in the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 2, 2025. Durga Puja, one of the largest Hindu festivals, ended in Bangladesh with the immersion of the idols on ...

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The West Lafayette Durga Puja Association will be hosting its 17th annual Durga Puja festival on Saturday, an event expected to draw Hindus from across Indiana. This year’s ...

People across the Indian subcontinent and beyond are marking the annual Durga Puja, a festival which celebrates the central deity in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism. Taking place in the Hindu ...