Merlin Group hosts Merliner Sera Pujo Award
Kolkata, Oct 5: Durga Puja is not about big budgets and themes, It is also about celebrating together and offering puja in a simple manner with devotion. Taking cue from this spirit , Merlin Group, a leading real estate firm, has instituted “ Merliner Sera Pujo” - an award to inspire the puja organising committees across the housing apartments of Merlin in Kolkata to celebrate Durga Puja in its true spirit today.
Prez Kovind, VP Naidu, PM Modi greet nation on Dussehra
New Delhi, Oct 8 (UNI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday led the nation in greeting the people on the occasion of Dussehra.
Vijaya Dasami: Revellers bid adieu to Goddess Durga today
New Delhi/Kolkata: This is the day that Kolkatans lament the most as it is time again to bid adieu to the Hindu Goddess Durga and her four children (Laxmi, Saraswati, Kartik and Ganesh) with Maha Dashami celebrations coming to an end on Tuesday, starting yet another one-year wait for the deity to arrive on Earth.
Durga Puja: Guwahati witnesses colourful pandals ranging from Ram Mandir to Pandora of Avatar
Guwahati: The Durga Puja pandals in Assam’s capital city Guwahati have been decked up with different themes to attract the people.
Durga Puja festivity reaches crescendo on Maha Navami
Kolkata: Durga Puja celebrations reached its peak on Monday as people set out early on the streets of Kolkata on Maha Navami, to make the most of the penultimate day of the four-day festival.
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North Kolkata family celebrates Durga puja with a blend of tradition and fiesta
Kolkata: Amidst the hype over pandal hopping across the city of joy during the biggest festival of the Bengali community-Durga Puja-north Kolkata boasts of some popular household pujas which pose stiff competition to various themes marquees.
12 more restaurants and cafes to satisfy your thirst and hunger pangs this Durga Puja
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IBNS): Here is our second (and final) list of places you can go to this Durga Puja to eat, drink and be merry. This compilation focuses on standalone places, some with multiple outlets across the city.
Tobacco Free West Bengal Campaign joins hands with five Durga Puja pandals
Kolkata: Tobacco Free West Bengal Campaign joined hands with five Durga Puja pandals (under Borough X) to make them Tobacco Free zones and urged the state government to declare all Pandals Tobacco Free on the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja.
12 restaurants of Kolkata that offer a diverse menu this Durga Puja
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IBNS): Ready for some grand feasts this Durga Puja? Here is our first list of 12 restaurants in Kolkata, handpicked for the variety they offer. Only remember, some accept prior reservations while some operate on first cum first served basis. We suggest, do call and check before you finalize your plan.
Bombay Durga Bari Samiti ready to celebrate its 90th Durga Puja on a grand scale
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IBNS): Bombay Durga Bari Samiti, which hosts one of the oldest Durga Pujas in the capital city of Maharashtra, is ready to celebrate its 90th year on a grand scale.
Kolkata, Sep 27 (IBNS): Catch a bit of Kerala this year at the Youth Association of Mohammad Ali Park pandal (marquee) in central Kolkata, where artist Prasanta Pal has created a 40 feet high Murugan temple and decorated it with folk art from the southern state.
Bengalis observe Mahalaya, gear up for Durga Puja celebration
Kolkata: Gearing up for the Durga Puja celebration, the Bengali community, like many others, on Saturday observed the final day of Pitru-paksha through Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion when one pays tribute to ancestors through prayers, rituals and a dip in the river Ganga.
India celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi festival today, PM Modi greets nation
New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi wished the nation on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi as the 10-day long festival started from Monday.
West Bengal celebrates Eid-ul-Zuha
Kolkata, Aug 12 (UNI) The Muslim community in West Bengal on Monday celebrated Eid-ul-Zuha, the 'festival of sacrifice', with religious fervour and due solemnity.
Tel Aviv Pride Parade 2019: Witness one of the biggest LGBTQ celebrations
Tel Aviv is a diverse city with multicultural influences and open-minded locals. Every June, in honor of Pride month, people of all genders, religion and color flood the streets of Tel Aviv in support of love, diversity and freedom to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.