While banks will remain open on most Saturdays, including today, October 19, they will be closed for a total of 15 days this ...

For Bengali Hindus such as Sur, Diwali coincides with Kali Puja, which celebrates Hindu goddess Kali ... feasting and playing games of chance, especially card games. The fourth day of Diwali marks the ...

Actress Jaya Bhattacharya shares her deep connection with Goddess Durga, revealing that her name was chosen based on her ...

Bank holidays differ from state to state, with the exception of national holidays. Furthermore, banks are closed on Sundays, ...

Kolkata: The online single-click permission system, Aasaan, designed to secure quick approval for Kali Puja, was launched on Thursday. Sources said over 10 applicants have registered on the first day.

Lakshmi puja will be on Oct 6 (Mon). In 2025, the Diwali holidays can be for a week with Kali Puja on Oct 20 (Monday) and Bhai Phonta on Oct 23 (Thu). However, in 2025, the state employees will ...

At the 162-year-old Kali Bari Temple in Ghasiari Mandi, the Maha Ashtami puja began at 3:45 am and continued till 6 am, its chief purohit said (HT) At the 162-year-old Kali Bari Temple in Ghasiari ...

As Goddess Kali is also an avatar of Goddess Durga, Durga Puja is celebrated with great pomp and fervour. The Durga Puja celebrations here entail bhog, as well as musical and dance performances.

The temple has a grand annual puja to honor Goddess Kali. Devotees surrender themselves to the Goddess, who cleanses them of all misdeeds and removes their feeling of self. It is thought that by ...

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday criticised Bangladesh over the recent attack on a Durga puja pandal in Dhaka ... Satkhira’s Jeshoreshwari Kali temple. "These are deplorable ...

Devotees offered prayers, sang hymns, and participated in various rituals at Dhakeshwari temple, Siddheswari Kali Mandir, Shankhari Bazar puja mandaps, and Ramna Kali Mandir, among others.

A fire at the Sealdah ESI hospital, sparked by a short circuit, led to the death of an ICU patient on October 18. Eleven fire ...