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Durga Puja
Durga Puja celebrations get off to a colourful start in Odisha, know significance of Shashthi

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

  • Saturday, 01 October 2022
Navratri: Seek the blessings of Maa Katyayani today for great power, success 
Navratri: Seek the blessings of Maa Katyayani today for great power, success 

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.

  • Saturday, 01 October 2022
Devi Kushmanda
Worship Devi Kushmanda today for prosperity in material and spiritual worlds 

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.

  • Thursday, 29 September 2022
Kanta Devi
Kanta Devi – a lesser known incarnation of Devi Adi Parashakti

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

  • Wednesday, 28 September 2022
‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’
Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Is Doing Something Special

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

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  • Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Rain In Dussehra?
IMD predicts wet start to Durga Puja celebrations in Odisha, check latest forecast

Heavy rainfall may dampen the spirit of Durga Puja celebrations in Odisha this year. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted a wet start to the celebrations beginning October 1.

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  • Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Wet Durga Puja celebrations likely in Odisha, check IMD’s latest forecast
Wet Durga Puja celebrations likely in Odisha, check IMD’s latest forecast

IMD’s Bhubaneswar centre today predicted that the intensity of rain will increase in the State from October 1.

  • Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Navratri: Some Do's and Don'ts
Navratri: Some Do's and Don'ts to attract cosmic blessings

During the auspicious period of Navratri, people observe austere measures like fasting and worshipping of the Goddess to obtain the grace of the all-feminine power.

  • Monday, 26 September 2022
24 killed as boat on way to Mahalaya festival sinks; 30 missing
24 killed as boat on way to Mahalaya festival sinks; 30 missing

The victims include 12 women, eight children and four men.

  • Monday, 26 September 2022
Twin City Traffic
Durga Puja In Bhubaneswar, Cuttack: More Mobile Patrol Vehicles Launched For Twin City Traffic

Five more 'Traffic Mobile Patrol' bikes were flagged off to ensure uninterrupted traffic in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack during Durga Puja this year.

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  • Sunday, 25 September 2022
Durga Puja
Durga Puja 2022: Commissionerate Police issues guidelines for DJ, band and musical parties

All band/ DJ and musical parties using amplifiers along with other musical instruments shall install sound limiters connected to the amplifiers with fixed output of 65 decibel.

  • Friday, 23 September 2022
Cuttack DCP, Pinak Mishra
Extortion spikes ahead of Durga Puja, Commissionerate Police braces for heightened vigil

From Bhubaneswar to Cuttack, even in the Western Odisha district of Nuapada, extortionists have become active after a lull in business for the last two years owing to Covid-19 restrictions.

  • Thursday, 15 September 2022
Ruckus at CMC council meeting: CMC Mayor shown black flag
Ruckus at CMC council meeting: CMC Mayor shown black flag

On the other hand, BJD corporators raised voices at the meeting over a viral audio clip that recorded a conversation between corporator of Ward No- 46 and a government employee. 

  • Tuesday, 13 September 2022
Durga Puja 2022
COVID on the wane: India gears up for grandest Durga Puja

Festivities are set to make a grand comeback this Durga Puja after a two-year hiatus. Devotees across the country are geared up to bring back the revelry which had disappeared post outbreak of an uninvited pandemic. Here’s a glimpse into the preparations underway for Dussehra.

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  • Monday, 12 September 2022
BMC Durga Puja Coordination Meeting
Bhubaneswar to host 178 Puja tableaus this year; midnight revelry allowed

Mayor Sulochana Das revealed that Bhubaneswar will host 178 Durga puja tableaus this year, which is more than Cuttack’s and the cultural programmes in puja pandals will be allowed till midnight as against till 10pm last year.

  • Monday, 12 September 2022
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