Durga Puja: Kolkata festival confronts crime against female doctor ...
WEB12 hours ago · Durga Puja art is public art, but it's also central to a religious festival that fuels the state's economy. A British Council report valued Durga Puja’s 2019 economic impact at over $4.5bn ...
Bangladeshi Hindus voice fear, anxiety as Durga Puja begins
WEB18 hours ago · An artisan works on an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 1, 2024. Reports of idol desecration have raised concerns about ...
Artisans in India’s Assam state make colorful mud idols of Hindu …
WEB1 day ago · His 70-year-old father, Ratan Paul, who is working inside, has been making idols since 1975. Ratan Paul, 70, stands at the entrance to his workshop making mud idols of the Hindu goddess Durga and other deities, during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.
Global Celebration: Bengalis Embrace Tradition During Durga Puja …
WEB2 days ago · Kolkata: Invocation of Durga actually started four days ago, several miles and seas away from Kolkata. For the first time this year, Durga Puja was held at New York’s iconic Times Square. The ...
Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Junior doctors continue ‘fast unto …
WEB1 day ago · At the protest site, the doctors also criticised the police for apprehending their colleagues who were demonstrating and distributing leaflets outside some Durga Puja pandals in the city on Wednesday.
Durga Puja 2024: A peek into the making of the Goddess’ idols
WEB3 days ago · News; Lifestyle; Art and Culture; Durga Puja 2024: A peek into the making of the Goddess' idols; Durga Puja 2024: A peek into the making of the Goddess’ idols “Har aurat mei Durga hai,” and this is why we try to replicate the features and figure of an actual woman while making the idol, said Biswajit Haldar, a 24-year-old idol maker.
Durga Puja: Durga Puja 2023: Celebrations, Music, and Culinary …
WEB1 day ago · Experience the vibrant festivities of Durga Puja in Mumbai, where the Bengali community celebrates with majestic idols, music performances, and delectable food stalls. Join the cultural ...
Kolkata’s Durga Puja economy takes a major hit amidst ... - The …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · The Durga Puja economy in Kolkata has taken a hit as people keep away from festive extravaganza in the wake of the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital ...
Durga Puja - Wikipedia
WEBDurga Puja (ISO: Durgā Pūjā), also known as Durgotsava or Shaaradotsava, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga, and is also celebrated because of Durga's victory over Mahishasura.
A Hindu Mardi Gras Where Indian Progressivism Is Alive and Well
WEBOct 25, 2023 · The work, part of a makeshift pavilion to worship the Hindu goddess Durga, was designed to break taboos in India about menstruation. And it had a clear target: A half-man, half-bull demon at...
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