Tag: Durga Puja

A clerk by profession at the Panchayat office and a singer by passion, Murali Mohapatra's sudden death has once again brought to focus the rising cases of sudden heart attack. 

Durga Puja- Rituals At Baramunda Pandal In Bhubaneswar

In the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, mandaps have started witnessing a large footfall of women who are observing 'vrat'.

Durga Puja 2022 | Choudhury Bazar Mandap In Cuttack | Odisha

Yes, of all the Indian cities Kolkata witnesses a grandeur visual spectacle during Durga Puja every year. But Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar is not far behind when it comes to exuding the grandiose way of celebration of the Hindu festival. Here's a quick glance into some famous puja pandals in Bhubaneswar that pandal hoppers would love to visit.

Dandia Fever Takes Over In Balasore: Durga Puja 2022

The significance of the ‘Chakshu Daan’ ritual is that the goddess is invited to the earth by drawing eyes on idols.

Train no- 02809, Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Special Super Fast Express from Bhubaneswar will leave at 1330hrs (01.30 pm) every Saturday from Oct 1 to 29, 2022. 

Various towns and adjoining places in Odisha have turned bright and colourful. The major part of the Durga puja celebrations kicked off with the Shasthi rituals across the State.

Thousands of devotees were seen playing Garba in Vadodara Navratri Festival in Gujarat.

Though it is a 10-day festival, the actual Puja revelry usually begins on Shashthi and lasts till Dashami.

Maa Katyayani is the unfailing fruitfulness. Brajgopis used to worship Maa Katyayani on the banks of the Yamuna to get Lord Krishna as their husband.

Maa Kushmanda is believed to be a form of Shakti and is considered the creator of the universe, which is called Brahmanda (ब्रह्माण्ड) in Sanskrit, by just flashing a little bit of her smile.

The uniqueness of this shrine is that the lower part of pestle made of unknown metal is worshiped as the Goddess Kanta Devi.

Ahead of the much-awaited Durga Puja, this Kolkata pandal came up with something unexpected.