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Special: Legacy of faith in times of Diwali

Bringing Indian festivals home for the second generation I don't know about the origins of Durga Puja, although I know it is a celebration of Ma Durga. I know she is the main goddess for Bengalis......

PICS: Durga Puja ends in West Bengal with idol immersion

The five-day Durga Puja festival in West Bengal ended on Wednesday with people celebrating Bijaya Dashami which marked Goddess Durga's return to her husband's home. Click NEXT to read...

After Durga Puja, bus, taxi strike in WB over fare hike

Private buses and taxis in West Bengal may go off the roads after the Durga Puja if fares are not increased, even as operators are pinning their hopes on an assurance by Chief Minister Mamata......

Bihar CM, cabinet colleagues gripped by puja fever

Taking time out of his schedule, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday went around Durga puja pandals in the state capital along with his cabinet colleagues. The CM went to famous Chhoti......

Exclusive! President Mukherjee celebrates Durga Puja

Rediff.com's Indrani Roy was the only journalist to attend President Pranab Mukherjee's ancestral Durga Puja celebrations at Miriti village in West Bengal, and was charmed by the sight of the......

Pranab on inflation, rating cut and state of economy

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is away from Delhi to celebrate Durga Puja at his ancestral home in Mirati, near Kirnahar in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. Amid the rituals of Maha Ashtami......

Pranab to don priest's mantle during Durga Puja

Far from the hurly-burly of politics, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee plays another role at this time of the year -- that of a priest worshipping Goddess Durga.Mukherjee worships Goddess Durga at......

Buying property? 5 must-dos!

Dussehra and Diwali aren't just the season for Durga puja, laddoos, and Ram Lila. It's also the time when most new real estate projects are launched.Developers use this season to their advantage......

Puja? It's now Durga Inc.

This column once suggested that Durga Puja, which will burst upon us on Monday with the resonance of Mahalaya chanting, should be showcased for tourists. That is beginning to happen in a small way......

Durga Puja rights sold to a US company

Taking corporatisation of Durga Puja festival to a new height, a prominent puja committee in Kolkata has sold the rights of the celebrations to a US company and roped in a Bollywood superstar as......

PHOTOS: Kajol celebrates Durga Puja

Several movie stars participated in the Durga Puja festivites on October 24, organised by North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samity, in Hotel Tulip Star, Juhu, suburban Mumbai.......

PIX: Pregnant Ash ventures out for Durga Puja celebrations

A glowing Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who's eight months into her pregnancy, joined in Durga puja and Navratri celebrations in the city. The actress was accompanied by Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan and......

Rani, Dia celebrate Durga puja

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to. Rani Mukherji is seen serving food during the fourth day of the Durga puja celebrations in...

SOTY gives every teen a chance to live a fantasy

Karan Johar's Student Of The Year seems to work quitewell with the younger generation. Meghatithi Banerjee, 21, from Kolkata, also gives her thumbs up.A dazzling combination of love, friendship,......

Meet the other hero of Kahaani

If you have seen Kahaani, you won't forget three things: Vidya Balan's mind-blowing performance; Kolkata at it best during the Durga Puja festival; and the actor who played the role of the caring......

Delhi uncertain to host Queen's Baton Relay for 2014 CWG

Uncertainty loomed large over Delhi hosting the Queen's Baton Relay for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as the Indian Olympic Association has sought the deferment of the event from October......

South Africa to host Champions League in October

South Africa will host the fourth edition of the Champions League Twenty20 in October with Pakistan's Sialkot Stallions being the new entrant, it was confirmed on Tuesday. "South Africa will host......

IPL-5 had more viewers than ICC World Cup: Shukla

The fifth edition of the Indian Premier League was viewed by more people than last year's ICC Cricket World Cup (50 overs), which India won after 28 years. IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla declared on......

CLT20 likely to be shifted to South Africa

The high-profile Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament, which was scheduled to be held at various venues in India in October, is likely to be shifted to South Africa due to logistical......

No takers for final India-England Kolkata ODI

With the series already decided and subsequent lack of interest among fans, ticket sales for the fifth and final One-dayer in Kolkata have been poor. The fact that Indians are in with a chance of......

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Q. What is the next festival in your state?Name the festival and state pl
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Q. Should I give money to my relatives on durga puja or buy them new clothes
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Q. so friends u have purchased new clothes for durga puja
Feluda: A. give them some gifts its better thn giving money..........! more

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Q. What is the popular name of the festival, `Bara Dasai'?
Dimple: A. well well well let me purchase it after fifteen days or so...........:-))))))))))))))))) more

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Q. Have you noted this question ?Repeated and modified :A reputed remember of the forum ,met long back here , left this forum and shifted to FB ,but we were in touch - recently we planned to make an album on Durga Puja - so as per agreement I transferred 1 lakh to his account through NEFT in april ,he dint do anything - was lying for three months now he blocked me on FB and doesnt answer my call even a clue the person was having an image with side face with a smoke n sun glass . what should I do now - any suggestion ?
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Rapists new 'Mahisasuras' this Durga puja

Kolkata, Oct 7 (PTI) The rising number of cases of violence against women has prompted organisers of Durga Puja here to portray women empowerment... ...

http://www.ptinews.com/news/4043505_Rapists-new--Mahisasuras--this-Durga-puja.html

Special care at pandals for differently abled

Even as lakhs of rupees are being spent by puja committees across the Capital City to make Durga Puja a grand affair, persons with disabilities... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Special-care-at-pandals-for-differently-abled/2013/10/07/article1822843.ece1

Strict measures for peaceful Dussehra

More than 25 puja pandals have come up at various places in the city for Durga Puja. Of them, more than a dozen opened on the first day of Navaratri ...

http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Strict-measures-for-peaceful-Dussehra/2013/10/07/article1822820.ece

'Orissa High Court Bench' to greet devotees at Sambalpur

Work on the HC Bench pandal under progress at Daleipada I Express Photo Innovative pandals will adorn Sambalpur during the Durga Puja this time.... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Orissa-High-Court-Bench-to-greet-devotees-at-Sambalpur/2013/10/07/article1822824.ece

Savour Bengali delicacies at The Park

Luchi, begun bhaja, kasha mangsho, chingri maacher malai curry, bhapa ilish and a lot more! During the five-day Durga Puja extravaganza, if you are... ...

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