Durga Puja 2017

Director Sujoy Ghosh has resigned as the head of a jury at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa later this month, days after the Information and Broadcasting inistry reportedly removed two films from a list picked by the jury to be screened at the festival.

Just like for Bengalis settled or living away from Bengal, Pujo or Durga Puja is a time of collective nostalgia, Chhath is the time for a collective nostalgia for students and professional living away from Bihar.

Clinging to a wooden structure of an immersed idol of goddess Durga helped save three people who drifted away after high tide of river Ganga. They were rescued around 8 km away in the city today, police said.

In a move away from tradition, the B Block CR Park Durga Puja Committee decided to bid adieu to Durga in an eco-friendly way. The residents dug two pits (5 feet by 10 feet) in their colony park and covered it with a tarpaulin to hold water.

In Sindur Khela, married women put on sindur on Maa Durga's forehead and feet

The five-day Durga Puja festivities came to an end today with the immersion of idols passing off peacefully.

Dussehra, known as Vijaydashami in some places, is celebrated at the end of Navratri every year, commemorates the victory of good over evil.

Durga Puja (Pujo in Bengali) is celebrated across India in different ways, though not at the grand scale like that of Kolkata, Delhi isn't far behind. The heat is oppressive, the crowds claustrophobic, the smells overwhelming- the city's Bengali hub Chittaranjan Park is buzzing with people and the sounds of dhaak.

Rani Mukerji, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor visited a Durga Puja pandal on Friday afternoon on the occasion of Mahanavami

Though Kolkata hosts the largest celebration of Durga Puja, Delhi isn't far behind. The heat is oppressive, the crowds pulsating, and the smells overwhelming in the capital's Bengali hub Chittaranjan Park, which is buzzing with people and the sounds of the traditional drum, dhaak.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted the nation on the occassion of Durga Ashtami.

During Sindur Khela, married women put on sindur or vermilion on Maa Durga's forehead and feet and thereafter they apply it on other married women present around them.

Kajol visited a Durga Puja pandal on saptmi, the seventh day of Navratri

During four-five days of Durga Puja, devotees of Goddess Durga offer her with variety of bhog, prasad and puja offerings till the time she departs for heaven.The bhog consists of scrumptious home-made Bengali cuisine.

Come Durga Puja, and it is the time for feasting. If you prefer a hassle-free Durga Puja feasting, away from the madness at CR Park, then head to these restaurants.

Director Sujoy Ghosh has resigned as the head of a jury at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa later this month, days after the Information and Broadcasting inistry reportedly removed two films from a list picked by the jury to be screened at the festival.

Just like for Bengalis settled or living away from Bengal, Pujo or Durga Puja is a time of collective nostalgia, Chhath is the time for a collective nostalgia for students and professional living away from Bihar.

Clinging to a wooden structure of an immersed idol of goddess Durga helped save three people who drifted away after high tide of river Ganga. They were rescued around 8 km away in the city today, police said.

In a move away from tradition, the B Block CR Park Durga Puja Committee decided to bid adieu to Durga in an eco-friendly way. The residents dug two pits (5 feet by 10 feet) in their colony park and covered it with a tarpaulin to hold water.

In Sindur Khela, married women put on sindur on Maa Durga's forehead and feet

The five-day Durga Puja festivities came to an end today with the immersion of idols passing off peacefully.

Dussehra, known as Vijaydashami in some places, is celebrated at the end of Navratri every year, commemorates the victory of good over evil.

Durga Puja (Pujo in Bengali) is celebrated across India in different ways, though not at the grand scale like that of Kolkata, Delhi isn't far behind. The heat is oppressive, the crowds claustrophobic, the smells overwhelming- the city's Bengali hub Chittaranjan Park is buzzing with people and the sounds of dhaak.

Rani Mukerji, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor visited a Durga Puja pandal on Friday afternoon on the occasion of Mahanavami

Though Kolkata hosts the largest celebration of Durga Puja, Delhi isn't far behind. The heat is oppressive, the crowds pulsating, and the smells overwhelming in the capital's Bengali hub Chittaranjan Park, which is buzzing with people and the sounds of the traditional drum, dhaak.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted the nation on the occassion of Durga Ashtami.

During Sindur Khela, married women put on sindur or vermilion on Maa Durga's forehead and feet and thereafter they apply it on other married women present around them.

Kajol visited a Durga Puja pandal on saptmi, the seventh day of Navratri

During four-five days of Durga Puja, devotees of Goddess Durga offer her with variety of bhog, prasad and puja offerings till the time she departs for heaven.The bhog consists of scrumptious home-made Bengali cuisine.

Come Durga Puja, and it is the time for feasting. If you prefer a hassle-free Durga Puja feasting, away from the madness at CR Park, then head to these restaurants.