The traditional two-century-old Durga Puja, initiated by the pallibashi (local people) to invoke the powers and blessings of ...

During Durga Puja, community members would stay indoors ... several members of my family received land pattas," said Nandu Asur, who lives in Uttar Line with his extended family of 12.

the Durga Puja. Bettany: The festival celebrates the birth of the goddess Durga and her epic battle with the evil demon king. This famous story was first recorded in the 5th or 6th centuries AD in ...