The Bahraich district administration has invoked the National Security Act against five individuals involved in communal violence during a Durga idol immersion procession last year. This decision was ...

The main highlights of the Durga Puja festival is the artistic display of the Goddess Durga idols in her various forms, and then the dances and worship rituals that follow in. Mythology reveals the ...

In Hinduism, idol worship, or Murti puja, is a practice and norm. While some religions and cultures believe that there is no ...

A unique Durga idol crafted from terracotta has become the centrepiece of this year's Durga Puja celebrations in Murshidabad, West Bengal. Created by master artist Nikhil Paul from Assam's ...

Vedant Karia Published 03.06.22, 03:07 PM ...

In the state of West Bengal Navaratri culminates in the Durga Puja, when Durga idols are carried in procession and immersed in a river or other water bodies.

The BMC's January 17 guidelines mandate that sculptors display notices at pandal entrances stating that only eco-friendly Ganesh idols are being made. These rules also apply to Durga idol makers ...

Local organizers go head-to-head to craft magnificent pandals- - which are temporary stall-like structures, displaying the revered idols of Maa Durga- - who is the central figure of this festival.

Lalitpur (Nepal), Oct 16 (ANI): Made with clay and hay straws, these life-like Durga idols are the product of days of hard labour of the idol-makers. The idols-makers start in much ahead of the ...