Puja

Nepalis celebrate Kumari Puja in Kathmandu to ward off bad luck, prevent diseases

The girls dress up as Kumari and are pre-pubescent girls thought to be earthly incarnations of divine feminine energy, manifestations of the goddess known as Taleju, the Nepalese name for Durga

Over 115 people suffer food poisoning in West Bengal's Nadia, after eating contaminated 'prasad'

Altogether 115 people were taken ill after eating prasad of a puja at a house in Nakashipara block in Nadia district of West Bengal, officials said on Saturday

Bihar govt's fire safety advisory: Don't cook or conduct havans between 9 am and 6 pm

Bihar government issued an advisory telling people not to cook or conduct any puja, havan or any religious activity between 9 am and 6 pm in rural areas.

Uttarakhand floods: Namaz, puja offered for victims in Kanpur

Head cleric Maulana Alam Raza Nuri said that he has directed to all Imams of the city mosques to pray for the flood victims, who are still stuck in post-flood debris and their safe arrival to home.