Durga

Making of Durga Puja: How Bengal's biggest annual festival supports livelihoods of thousands

The annual week-long carnival of Durga Puja is undoubtedly the most anticipated event in Bengal, with several seasonal jobs generated yearly because of it. Firstpost goes behind the scenes and talks to people for whom the festival is more than just a few days of celebrations — it's their means of livelihood.

Tripura Durga puja 2019: Theme-based marquees dominate 869 community pujas in Agartala, rural areas prefer traditional ones

Big-budget puja committees have themed their marquees on Uttarakhand's Badrinath Temple and Rajasthan's Seesh Mahal

Navratri 2019: Nine-day festival celebrating avatars of Goddess Durga begins today; Dussehra on 8 October this year

Even though several states in India observe Navratri and partake in the revelry, the festival holds upmost prominence for devotees in Bengal and Gujarat. In Bengal, the streets are decorated with thousands of temporary stages called pandals that house the idol of Goddess Durga

Lok Sabha Election results: Narendra Modi makes big dent in Bengal as Mamata Banerjee pays for pandering to minorities

The BJP’s rise in West Bengal, where secularism was metaphorically worn on the sleeve as a badge of honour, is attributed to Banerjee’s initial pandering to the minorities.

Finding Durga: As Pujo ends, a Kolkata photographer seeks the goddess in the everyday

Sourodip Ghosh searches for the goddess Durga amid the bustle of North Kolkata in his photo essay

Makers of God: Scenes from Kolkata's artisan colony Kumortuli, before Durga Puja

The bylanes of Kumortuli — Kolkata's famed artisans' colony, located in the north part of the city — may seem dark, narrow and tacky to the casual observer. Come September, however, thousands throng these very alleys, looking for god (and goddesses).

Security measures being put in place to ensure peaceful Durga Puja celebrations in Odisha

Elaborate security measures are being taken to ensure peaceful and smooth celebrations of the upcoming Durga puja festval in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, a top police official said

Delhi University professor booked for penning controversial Facebook post on goddess Durga

A Delhi University assistant professor has allegedly insulted Hindu goddess Durga using obscene words in a Facebook post

Narendra Modi in Varanasi highlights: Mahamana Express, Jal ambulance, PM brings gifts galore for his LS constituency

Prime Minister Narenda Modi will be on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi starting Friday.

Bhoomi song 'Jai Maata Di' invokes Durga as Sanjay Dutt, Aditi Rao Hydari unleash themselves

It is only befitting that the makers of Bhoomi decided to release this intense song on the occasion of Durga Puja and the eve of the film's release.