Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the Samudra se Samriddhi programme, in Bhavnagar on Saturday. (ANI Video Grab) Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on Mahalaya on Sunday and wished ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Leaning on his 10-armed creation, Govind Nath is ready to breathe life into the Hindu goddess Durga, a beloved deity who will be revered by tens of thousands of worshippers during the ...

With Mahalaya 2026 just a month away, preparations for Durga Puja are set to gather pace across Bengal. Mahalaya falls on the ...

Vijayawada: The Navaratri festivities at the Kanaka Durga temple atop Indrakeeladri have reached a crucial stage, drawing massive crowds of devotees from across the state. On the sixth day of the ...

Mata ni Pachhedi' is a ritual textile painted with Goddess Durga as the central theme. Mastered by the Chitaras, a community of Devipujaks (earlier called Vaghri), it started as a form of protest over ...

In West Bengal, the eastern part of India where I’m from, religious festivals are celebrated with great pomp and fervour, but perhaps none quite like the annual festival of Durga Puja, which ...

VIJAYAWADA: The 10-day Dasara festivities at Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam (SDMSD) atop Indrakeeladri concluded on Saturday with a spectacular procession of the idols of Goddess Kanaka ...

Sitting atop her lion, the Hindu goddess Durga wields a celestial weapon in each of her 10 hands. But her target isn’t the usual demon of deceit, Mahishasura. She’s taking aim at a different perceived ...

During Shardiya Navratri, devotees follow a series of rituals to honour Maa Durga and her nine forms. The festival begins with Ghatasthapana (installation of the sacred Kalash) on Pratipada, followed ...