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.
Amidst offering of Pushpanjali, festive fever reaches peak on Maha Ashtami
Kolkata, Oct 6 (IBNS): The festive spirit in Kolkata reached its peak on Sunday as the Maha Ashtami celebrations of the Durga Puja commenced amidst cloudy sky.
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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.
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.
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.
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off her 2019 Puja inauguration from Manicktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja Friday in the presence of Sundeep Bhutoria, Chairman, Manicktala Chaltabagan Durga Puja, Sudip Bandhopadhyay, Sadhan Pande, Paresh Pal, Smita Bakshi, Minakshi Gupta, Mala Saha, Swarnakamal Saha and other dignitaries.
Acropolis Mall shares its birthday celebration with underprivileged children
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IBNS): Kolkata-based Acropolis Mall recently celebrated its fourth birthday with fun, film and social welfare.
Kolkata: Shopping reaches frenzied level on eve of Mahalaya
Kolkata, Sep 27 (UNI) What better way to celebrate Durga Puja than draping yourself in your favourite attire.
Sip on Oh Cha's Ayurvedic tea to balance your gastronomic adventures this Durga Puja
Kolkata, Sep 24 (IBNS): Oh Cha, Kolkata's popular boutique tea company, which specializes in flavoured tea, has just the thing you need in between and after all the cheerful gastronomic excesses that go with Durga Puja -- a range of Ayurvedic health teas,
Kamala opens its autumn collection of textiles for Durga Puja
Kolkata: Kamala, the retail outlet of Crafts Council of India, opened its autumn collection of textiles for Durga Puja on Saturday.
VIVO launches special offer on smart phones ahead of Durga Puja
Kolkata, Sep 16 (IBNS): Bengali model and actor Tanusree Chakraborty recently launched the Mega Puja Consumer Offer (Offer) from smartphone brand VIVO at a popular mall in Kolkata.
Rush to the Agomoni exposition at ITC Royal Bengal for exclusive Kantha embroidered products
Kolkata, Sep 13 (IBNS): Looking for an excuse to get off the block for an early start to your Durga Puja shopping, then rush to ITC Royal Bengal in Kolkata for their exposition titled 'Agomoni'.
Max Fashion aims to donate new clothes to children for Durga Puja
Kolkata: Max Fashion is aiming to donate new clothes to more than 5000 children from different NGOs for festival Durga Puja.