People visit richly illuminated and decorated community centers with idols of Durga and other goddesses worshipped by the Bengali community. This year's Durga Puja in West Bengal state in eastern ...

Tucked inside north Kolkata, Kumortuli or Kumartuli (or the potter’s abode) is a maze of lanes and by-lanes where deft hands mould ... the idols is the biggest challenge. As Durga Puja is ...

Different traditional arts and crafts are involved in the Durga celebrations. Primarily, the worship is centred on the creation of temporary clay idols, pratimas, representing the central scene of ...

the Durga Idol. But the making of the idol has some very interesting history and significance in Bengal. This intricate and artistic process engages highly skilled artisans and sculptors.

Miscreants on Thursday vandalized idols at the Gopinath Jiur Akhara Durga Puja pavilion in the Batrish area of Kishoreganj town. Local residents said that the intruders destroyed all the idols at the ...

Durga Puja, one of the biggest annual Hindu festivals, starts on 9 October and idol-makers across Bangladesh are working round the clock. This year, amidst a backdrop of recent political upheaval ...

Hyderabad:The 65-foot-tall Durga idol installed in Koti this year has been recognised as the world's tallest eco-friendly idol by the High Range World Records. The award was handed over to the ...

People visit richly illuminated and decorated community centers with idols of Durga and other goddesses worshipped by the Bengali community. This year’s Durga Puja in West Bengal state in ...

The five-day festival that began Saturday is marked by prayers to the Hindu goddess Durga, feasts, rejoicing, music, dance and drama marking the victory of good over evil. People visit richly ...

Laborers pull a clay idol of Hindu goddess Durga to load on a truck ahead of Durga Puja festival at Kumortuli, the potters' place, in Kolkata, India, Sept. 26, 2022. The five-day festival ...

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