Saraswati Puja is one of the most revered festivals ... Gota Sheddho is a classic dish from Bengali cuisine. The main ingredients are potatoes, carrots, eggplants, beans, and pumpkins.

Across India, people rise early and dress in yellow, a colour believed to be favoured by Goddess Saraswati. They share yellow sweets and snacks and participate in puja rituals to honour the deity.

Puja ceremony was organised amid chanting of ‘mantras’ and blowing of ‘shankh’ (conch) by devotees. “The children later kept their books in front of Maa Saraswati to get her blessings wh ...

Try these seven famous Bengali Saraswati Puja meals. Try these seven famous Bengali Saraswati Puja meals. During this auspicious occasion, people prepare various traditional dishes to offer to the ...

“I miss my school days. We used to look forward to Saraswati Puja almost the entire year. I still remember how the preparation used to start well ahead of Saraswati Puja. Right from planning for ...

Kolkatans share tales of meet cutes, first dates and romances that blossomed during Vasant Panchami aka the Bengali Valentine’s Day The gift of a special sari, the first date, a teenage crush, the ...

At some pandals set up for Saraswati Puja, distribution of bhog will not happen this time around, due to Covid-19. In Bengali households, this puja is generally followed by bhog (prasad), which is ...

Life takes Bengali students away from home but wanting to experience the festivities that made up much of their childhoods is always present. That is when they form their own communities to celebrate ...

More than 2,000 people partook of the community bhog. Milan Tirtha, another Bengali club celebrated Saraswati puja in a grand way at the club premises in New Panvel. The cultural programme of the ...

Saraswati Puja is here. And, this year, once again, the worship of the deity of knowledge will be a low-key and virtual affair for Bengali communities across Delhi-NCR. Small-scale programmes will ...