Kolkata/Chandernagore: At least one city Durga Puja pandal has decided to make ... outside the pandals and have already contacted the light artists.

Ranchi: Chaiti Durga Puja celebrations commenced on Sunday with the kalash sthapna ceremony, marking the start of the nine-day festivities. Devotees across the city performed the ritual in their ...

Durga Ashtami is also significant for the legendary Sandhi Puja, which occurs during the ... practice of symbolic Bali using banana and also light 108 earthen lamps, adding a divine glow to ...

Chaitra Navratri 2025: Devotees beating drums and worshiping in front of idol of Goddess Durga, a day before Mahashtami at Patna’s Bangali Akhara.(PTI) Chaitra Navratri 2025: Chaitra Navratri ...

The ritual often includes chanting of mantras, lighting of 108 lamps, and recitation of Durga Saptashati. Some devotees also perform Kumari Puja, where young girls are worshipped as embodiments of ...

On this day the weapons of Goddess Durga are worshiped and the celebration is known as ‘Astra Puja’. This day is also popularly referred as ‘Virashtami’ owing to the display of arms and other forms of ...

Also known as Kumari Puja, on this day, devotees of Maa Durga worship young girls aged 1 to 10, who are honoured as embodiments of the Goddess. This practice holds great significance during ...

Happy Chaitra Navratri Ashtami 2025! (Image by Canva) 26. May Goddess Durga’s divine light always shine upon your path. Have a blessed Chaitra Ashtami! 27. Just like Maa Durga’s power ...

Durga Ashtami, also known as Maha Ashtami, is one of the most significant days during the nine-day Chaitra Navratri festival. This sacred day honors the strength, purity, and spiritual power of ...

Date and Puja Timings of Gauri Tritiya Vrat in 2025: Gauri Tritiya Vrat falls on the Tritiya Tithi (third day) of the Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of the moon) in the Hindu month of Chaitra.

Navratri is a nine-day festival wherein people worship Maa Durga. Navratri takes place twice every year, once during Spring (March-April) and once during Autumn (September-October). The one that ...