Durga Puja
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Durga Puja 2025 dates: Complete calendar with Mahalaya, Ashtami and Visarjan dates
Spirituality | Sep 10, 2025, 04:17 PM ISTDurga Puja 2025 will start on September 27 with Panchami and end on October 2 with Vijayadashami. Here’s the full puja calendar, Mahalaya date and rituals.
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Kolkata to get two more AC local trains ahead of Durga Puja: Check routes, facilities, other details
Kolkata | Sep 04, 2025, 08:03 AM ISTKolkata local trains: Eastern Railway will introduce two new AC local trains on the Sealdah-Bongaon and Sealdah-Krishnanagar routes ahead of Durga Puja. The move aims to ease the festive rush, offering commuters modern facilities, comfort, and affordable fares during Bengal's biggest celebration.
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September 2025 festivals list: Onam, Navratri, Durga Puja and more celebrations
Events | Aug 31, 2025, 06:38 PM ISTSeptember 2025 marks the start of India’s festive season. From Onam and Ganesh Visarjan to Navratri and Durga Puja, here’s the full festival calendar.
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Shoot-at-sight order to remain in place in Dhubri during Durga Puja, says Assam CM
Assam | Aug 26, 2025, 07:28 PM ISTAssam Chief Minister has confirmed that shoot-at-sight orders in Dhubri will remain enforced during Durga Puja to ensure security in the communally sensitive district. The Chief Minister made it clear that the tough measures will remain in place during the festival.
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West Bengal hikes Durga Puja grant to Rs 1.10 lakh, offers 80% power bill rebate
West Bengal | Jul 31, 2025, 07:26 PM ISTIn a major pre-election announcement, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday increased the state government’s financial grant for Durga Puja committees to Rs 1.10 lakh, up from last year’s Rs 85,000. She also declared an 80% rebate on electricity bills for these committees.
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Basanti Pujo: The ancient spring festival of Maa Durga which began prior to 'Akal Bodhon'
Lifestyle | Apr 05, 2025, 05:56 PM ISTDurga Puja celebrated during Chaitra is known as Basanti Pujo. While Durga Puja which is celebrated during Sharad is widely kown today, it is Basanti Pujo that began prior to the Sharadiya Durga Puja. Read on as we share with you the tale of Basanti Pujo.
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Bahraich violence: Properties torched as thousands protest with body, CM Yogi sends ADG on spot
Uttar Pradesh | Oct 14, 2024, 02:43 PM ISTA 22-year-old youth was shot dead during a communal face-off on Sunday in a village of the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh over the playing of music during a procession, said police. Around half a dozen more people were injured in the stone pelting and firing.
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Durga Puja pandal depicts 'Sustainable Development Goals', 'RG Kar Hospital' themes in Delhi
India | Oct 12, 2024, 10:30 PM ISTDurga Puja was performed at Pandara Road in the national capital. The pandals depicted the 'Sustainable Development Goals' and 'RG Kar Hospital' themes.
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Bangladesh: Hindus celebrate their largest festival under tight security following attacks | WATCH
World | Oct 12, 2024, 05:08 PM ISTIn recent weeks, new incidents of vandalism occurred in parts of Bangladesh as the Hindu community prepared their temples for Durga Puja. Hindus were forced to hold the festival in a smaller venue after a procession by Muslims called on authorities to not allow them to install idols in an open field
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India reacts 'sharply' to attacks on Durga Puja pandals in Bangladesh: 'Systematic pattern of...'
World | Oct 12, 2024, 02:50 PM ISTThe development comes a day after it was discovered that a hand-crafted golden mukut (crown) gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was stolen from a Hindu temple in Bangladesh's southwestern Satkhira district amid Durga Puja celebrations, a theft over which India expressed concern.
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Bangladesh witnesses 35 untoward incidents related to Durga Puja in 12 days, 17 arrested
World | Oct 12, 2024, 08:49 AM ISTIGP Md Moinul Islam visited the Banani Puja Mandap in Dhaka on Friday after which he told reporters that Durga Puja was being celebrated at over 32,000 mandaps nationwide. He also stated the figures about the FIRs and arrests. His visit was prompted by mukut theft from a Hindu temple.
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Bangladesh: Petrol bomb hurled at Durga Puja pandal in Dhaka, stampede-like situation witnessed
World | Oct 11, 2024, 11:10 PM ISTReports are emerging that anti-social elements attacked a Hindu Durga Puja pandal with a petrol bomb in Dhaka's Tati Bazar. This attack has sparked immense outrage within the Hindu community. Threats of this nature had already been made prior to the Durga Puja celebrations.
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Bangladesh: Hindu Community raises concerns over Islamic songs played during Durga Puja celebrations
World | Oct 11, 2024, 06:29 PM ISTAccording to eyewitness accounts, the media reported that the group began with a secular song, followed by an Islamic one. This sparked significant outrage within the Hindu community.
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Alia Bhatt to Jaya Bachchan, Bollywood celebs seek blessings at Durga Puja pandal in Mumbai
Celebrities | Oct 11, 2024, 05:16 PM ISTLike every year, Durga Puja pandal has been organised by Rani Mukerji and her cousins Ayan Mukerji and Kajol in Mumbai. Several celebrities including Jaya Bachchan, Rhea Chakraborty attended the festivities. Check out the viral pictures.
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Banks closed today for Dussehra, Durga Puja: Check full list of October holidays
Personal Finance | Oct 11, 2024, 10:00 AM ISTCheck today’s bank holiday list for Dussehra and Durga Puja on October 11, 2024. Find the complete list of bank holidays in October, including regional festivals like Vijayadashami, Diwali, and more.
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Air India Express joins Durga Puja festivities with saree designs on tail, Bengali meals
Trending | Oct 10, 2024, 12:02 AM ISTAir India Express showcased its brand-new Boeing 737-8 aircraft with a tail art inspired by the traditional “Jamdani” design at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata.
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Silguri Puja Committee displays posters seeking justice for RG Kar victim, in their pandal
News | Oct 09, 2024, 04:07 PM ISTThe Agragami Sangha Puja Committee in Siliguri has displayed posters in its Durga Puja pandal to convey their protest against the RG Kar incident. The organisers say that it is their way to seek justice for the female medic who was raped and murdered in the RG Kar hospital in Kolkata in August.
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Hindus in Bangladesh to celebrate Durga Puja in subdued manner amid threats, security concerns
World | Oct 08, 2024, 06:57 PM ISTBangladesh is celebrating Durga Puja from October 9-13 and has extended general holidays in the wake of the festival. However, unprecedented violence against Hindus after Sheikh Hasina's ouster and threats by radical Islamic groups has cast a shadow over the celebrations.
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Weather update: IMD predicts rainfall in West Bengal during Durga Puja, check affected areas
Kolkata | Oct 07, 2024, 06:09 PM ISTWest Bengal weather update: The IMD said a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of light rain was likely in some areas of Kolkata during the festival, which would begin on October 9 and continue till October 12.
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Kolkata Police SI 'molests' woman civic volunteer in police station on pretext of Durga Puja gift
Kolkata | Oct 06, 2024, 11:40 PM ISTThe woman said that she had sent her complaint to the Kolkata Police Headquarters at Lalbazar, as well as the DC South's office after the officers at the Park Street police station refused to accept her complaint.