4. Feasting: Food plays a central role during Durga Puja. Traditional dishes such as "bhog" (offered food), "puli pitha" (rice cakes), and various Bengali sweets are prepared and shared among ...

Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday played up the traditional Bengali aspects and rituals associated with ...

Durga Puja celebrated during Chaitra is known as Basanti Pujo. While Durga Puja which is celebrated during Sharad is widely ...

Bengali diaspora, both from India and Bangladesh, has certain things in common: Durga Puja, love for Bangla language and Rabindrasangeet. The Bengali community in Windsor celebrates almost every ...

The Sarjapur Outer Ring Road Bengali Association (SORRBA) is celebrating its 16th Durga Puja this year at the Samskruti Pavilion on Sarjapur Road. This year’s theme will be showcasing the ...

and worship Goddess Durga. Image Credit: Getty Like other festivals, food plays a vital role in the Puja. People prepare Bengali-style khichdi for the bhog. Here we come up with the recipe of the ...

Surrounded by yellow decorations representing radiance, attendees wearing red and white, a sign of life, came together to participate in the first student-organized celebration of Durga Puja in the ...

Durga Puja festivities are in full swing. Devotees honour Goddess Durga's victory over demon Mahishasura, signifying the triumph of good over evil. This rich and creamy Bengali sweet is a must for ...

Young girls who are yet to attain puberty are dressed up as living goddesses before being worshipped as 'kumari' or virgin ...

Durga Puja is an annual festival celebrated in the fall in India and Bangladesh. It marks the ten-day worship of the Hindu mother-goddess Durga. Characterized by Bengali drumming, large-scale ...