Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: The idol-makers in the Chirang district used pearls, beads, and peacock feathers as materials to make idols of Hindu ...

Artisans in Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka are busy making idols for the upcoming Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival for Hindus in Bangladesh and India. Hindus are a minority in Muslim-majority ...

Kolkata: As the city prepares for Kali Puja, artisans at Kumartuli are working against the clock to craft and deliver idols on time. Several of them are reusing the wood-and-straw frames of Durga ...

Durga puja celebrations across India are incomplete without the rhythmic beats of the dhaak, locals say, and every year dhaakis from remote villages of West Bengal travel to Gurugram to keep the ...

Purana Durga Bari is a temple situated in Varanasi that is devoted to the goddess Durga, also known as the great mother goddess, who is worshiped all over India. The temple is visited by pilgrims from ...

Millions in India's eastern city of Kolkata will draw on millennia-old traditions when they celebrate the Hindu festival of Durga Puja this week with street parties and worshipping idols in elaborate ...

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The Sharadiya Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community, concluded on Thursday with the immersion of Goddess Durga's idols across the country, marked by deep devotion, vibrant ...