Worshiping Goddess Durga during the auspicious festival of Sharadiya Navratri holds profound spiritual significance.

A Durga puja organising committee in South Kolkata's Haridevpur area on Tuesday threatened to stop preparations for this year's festivities if the safety of its members and artists is not ensured ...

The Adani Group, which is exploring an investment roadmap in West Bengal, has decided to make its debut at the largest cultural and religious festival of the State — Durga Puja. Gautam Adani, chairman ...

Durga Puja in Bengal emphasises family, hospitality, and celebration. In most parts of India, Navratri means fasting, vegetarian food, and avoiding ingredients such as onion and garlic. In Bengal, ...

West Bengal Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta on Saturday said the controversy over eating fish during Durga Puja in the state was unnecessary, pointing to Bengal’s long-standing Vaishnavite and Shakta ...

KOLKATA: Days after West Bengal BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday once again made statements on Bengali dietary habits amidst the ongoing ...

Several Durga Puja organisers in Kolkata including a few patronised by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders until last year will forgo the ₹1 lakh festival-related state grant following an appeal made by ...

Suvendu Adhikari defended Dhirendra Krishna Shastri over his vegetarian food appeal. Shastri had appealed to people to avoid non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja. Adhikari said Shastri expressed his ...

"I am a vegetarian Bengali," I told the priest. Seeing my devotion and chanting of mantras during Sandhi Puja on Maha Ashtami, the priest at the Mudiali Puja pandal in South Kolkata asked me, "Are you ...

Hell hath no fury like a Bengali scorned over food. An overwhelming pushback against a religious preacher’s call to “West Bengal’s Hindus” not to have non-vegetarian food near Durga Puja idols has ...

West Bengal minister and BJP leader Agnimitra Paul has said Bengalis should be free to follow their traditional food practices during Durga Puja, backing the consumption of non-vegetarian food while ...

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 9 (ANI): Congress leader Manash Sarkar has filed a police complaint against Dhirendra Shastri, also known as Bageshwar Baba, at Kolkata’s Bhawanipore Police ...