Durga Puja in Kolkata is not just a religious celebration - it’s an experience that brings the city of joy alive with colours, sounds, and stories. In 2025, the celebration is expected to be bigger ...

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 ...

Kolkata: The number of foreign tourists in Kolkata this Durga Puja is up by nearly 20% over last year, reflecting the festival's ever-growing appeal among foreigners since it won the Unesco heritage ...

As the beats of the Dhak recede, the festive lights that made Kolkata resplendent since mid-September dim and the fervent exchange of Bijoya greetings with its usual overdose of sweet indulgences ...

Kolkata woke up to a grey and rain-soaked morning on Dashami, October 2, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued warnings of heavy rainfall coinciding with Durga idol immersions across the ...

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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 ...

Despite heavy rains and uncertainty over the GST 2.0 rollout, the Durga Puja economy in West Bengal has touched an estimated Rs 65,000 crore this year, with Kolkata contributing nearly 70% of the ...

Swastika Dutta and her family ordered four Kolkata-style mutton biryanis from the Behala outlet of a popular Awadhi restaurant on September 29 to celebrate Saptami. But undercooked rice and stiff, ...

The carnival, organised under the initiative of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, will showcase the city's top 100 Durga idols in a grand cultural parade. Expecting a massive public turnout, ...

Pratapaditya Road Tricone Park Durga Puja Samity celebrates the ways in which artist Raja Ravi Varma's paintings have shaped the idea of devotion. This year at Pratapaditya Road Tricone Park Durga ...