DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Schoolteacher Supriya Sarker is glad to celebrate Bangladesh's largest Hindu festival of Durga Puja but feels the festivities would be more jubilant without the fear and ...

An idol of the Hindu goddess Durga floats in a temporary pond near the River Ganges after its immersion in Allahabad, India, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. The immersion of idols marks the end of the ...

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The West Lafayette Durgapuja Association will be hosting the 16th annual Durga Puja festival Saturday, an event expected to draw Hindus from across Indiana. This year’s festival ...

Durga Puja is the time when people believe devi Durga comes home to visit her children. Like a loving mother returning after a long trip, she is welcomed with drums, lights and excitement, bringing ...

New Delhi: If you can hear the sound of the dhak, smell the fragrance of shiuli flowers, and see the glow of pandals, then gear up in your best outfit as Durga Puja 2025 has officially started. One of ...

In South Asia, the season of festivals turns on two ancient elements: fire and water. The festival of Dussehra ends with flames, as enormous effigies of the demon King Ravana collapse in roaring pyres ...

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Women smear vermillion and dance on the streets as large idols of Goddess Durga are taken on a street procession before immersing them into the Ganges river in India's Kolkata. Durga Puja is a 10-day ...

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People across the Indian subcontinent and beyond are marking the annual Durga Puja, a festival which celebrates the central deity in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism. Taking place in the Hindu ...

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 ...