Durga Puja has always carried a cinematic quality of its own. The visual opulence of clay idols, the soundscape of dhaak reverberating through the night, and the collective ecstasy of a city lit with ...

Ranchi was immersed in Durga Puja festivities on Maha Ashtami, with devotees offering 'anjali' and seeking blessings. Kumari Puja was widely observed, notably at Deshapriya Club and Harimati Mandir, ...

A new Bengali film, Dhaki, explores the fading tradition of live dhak players at Durga Puja. Seventy-year-old Tilak Dhaki ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Durga Puja Pandal at Kali Bari in Delhi's Chittaranjan Park (CR Park) on the occasion of Maha Ashtami on Tuesday evening. Upon visit, the Prime Minister ...

As Navratri and Durga Puja festivities sweep the country, social media platforms are witnessing a striking new creative trend: AI-generated festival portraits. Using Google’s Gemini Nano Banana AI ...

West Bengal’s Durga Puja economy in 2025 rebounded strongly, expanding by an estimated 10–15 per cent to touch around Rs 46,000–50,000 crore after a decline last year, stakeholders said. Buoyant ...

Over 100 Durga idols will roll down Red Road on Sunday evening as part of the Puja carnival, featuring tableaux, processions, and cultural performances. The carnival, first held in 2016, is scheduled ...