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Durga Puja 2022: Kolkata turns pandal hoppers' paradise post pandemic

Every year during Durga Puja clubs and societies in West Bengal organise vibrant Durga Puja pandals based on different themes.

published on : 4th October 2022
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IN PHOTOS | Kolkata kicks off Durga Puja 2022 celebrations in full spirit

Kolkata is celebrating Durga Puja in full glory --- revellers wearing new clothes have started making the rounds of popular puja marquees which are already being inuagurated. The festival, dedicated to Goddess Durga, begins October 1 and ends on the 5th, which is celebrated as Dussehra --- a day to honour triumph of good over evil.

published on : 30th September 2022
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Bengal bids adieu to Goddess Durga with the hope for a Corona-free world

Bengal welcomed their much beloved Goddess Durga amid all the restrictions imposed due to the ongoing pandemic and wrapped up the four-day long celebrations on a peaceful note. 

published on : 26th October 2020
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Dussehra 2020: India comes together amid COVID-19 pandemic to depict the victory of good over evil

Dussehra celebrations across the country on Sunday were highly subdued with the customary burning of the Ravana effigies amid a large crowd disrupted this year by COVID-19. 

published on : 26th October 2020
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Durga Puja 2019 in pics: Karan Johar, Rani Mukerji, Kajol have a 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' reunion!

It's the end of another festive season and our pandal-hopping Bollywood celebrities made sure to wrap up Durga Puja in style. Take a look at celebrations by Rani Mukerji, Kajol, Karan Johar, Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover on the last day of Durga Puja.

published on : 9th October 2019
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Durga Puja 2019: Here's how Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Nusrat Jahan, Sushmita Sen, others celebrated

From Kajol and her cousin Rani Mukherji to actress-turned-politician Nusrat Jahan, Bengali celebrities had a gala time this Durga Puja season. Take a look at how these celebrities celebrated the biggest religious and cultural phenomenon in the Bengali's social calendar.

published on : 6th October 2019
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India gears up for Durga Puja celebrations

As the country is gearing up to celebrate Durga Puja, the idols are being prepared for worship venues for the festival.

published on : 29th September 2019
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Chitrangda Singh celebrates Durga Puja at Mumbai's Durga Bari Samiti

Hindi film actress Chitrangda Singh visited Mumbai's famous Durga Bari Samiti at Sheth Gokuldas Tejpal Hall on 17 October 2018 to join in the Maha Ashtami celebrations at the Samiti. The puja conducted by the Durga Bari Samiti is the oldest in the city. Click to see pictures.

published on : 18th October 2018
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Shubho Mahalaya: India celebrates Durga Puja

The festive mood has set-in as Mahalaya amavasya marks the beginning of Durga Puja, which is celebrated with pomp and gaiety. The five days of the festival is fully packed with fun, food and ‘adda’.

published on : 19th September 2017
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Where the Durga idols are made

Durga pooja marks the victory of the Hindu Goddess Durga over the King of Asuras, Mahishasura. These pictures show artists creating the Durga idols in Allahabad for this year's festival.

published on : 29th September 2016