This marks the beginning of Durga Puja for the Bengali community. According to Hindu mythology, Goddess Durga comes to her paternal house, Earth on Mahalaya. As per popular beliefs, Brahma ...

Durga Puja 2024: As vibrant cerulean skies adorn Kolkata, sprinkled with tufts of clouds reminiscent of fairy tale cotton candy, the city prepares to welcome Goddess Durga and her children back to ...

Pitru Paksha, also called Mahalaya Paksha is the ‘fortnight of the ancestors', a tradition observed by the Hindus to pay homage to their ‘pitrs’ or ancestors. It extends for a period of 16 days during ...