Alarmed by the indiscriminate use of high-intensity sound crackers and playing of DJ sound boxes during the Durga Puja immersion, Baji O DJ Box Birodhi Manch put up a strong protest against the use of DJ boxes during the Durga Puja immersions.
In a significant development in the mysterious death of an 18-year-old school girl found charred inside a Durga Puja pandal on the day of Lakshmi Puja at Ramkrishnapara, the state government has appointed Subedi Sanyal as the special public prosecutor for the case.
A decomposed body of a youth, who'd mysteriously disappeared in the evening of Sashthi of Durga Puja on 6 October from near a Puja pandal was unearthed this afternoon in Bishnupur.
Durga Puja has become the lifeblood of small businesses across West Bengal, with many relying on the festival season for a substantial share of their annual earnings.
On 8 October this year, Anupam Halder, through his camera lens, unveiled his innovative concept of visualising the deity Durga through a young fashion model, Sathi Sarkar, in a photography exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata. The model, who embodies goddess Durga with her sensuality and earthiness, gets adored by the city’s hoi polloi.
The concern for nature and the attachment to one’s culture is binding puja organisers this year. While one club evokes its sentiments towards the city, the other talks about the visual pollution, which is harming the charm of Kolkata.
For 47 years, the Dhenua Sarbojanin Durga Puja, under Asansol Municipal Corporation, is the only Durga Puja which is held on the day of Mahalaya.
National event management brand Sigwage has announced to unveil 'Sarad Pushpanjali Samman 2024' to celebrate Sharadiya Utsav in a special way. Sarad Pushpanjali Samman 2024 is an initiative to honour the best eco-friendly Durga Puja in Kolkata.
Mayor Firhad Hakim inaugurated the third edition of the preview show of Durga Puja at Talla Prattoy today.
Mahalaya marks the beginning of Devi Paksha, a day of deep cultural and spiritual significance for the Bengali community, symbolizing the arrival of Maa Durga.
