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Hindu festival photos are about fire and water, good and evil — simple but universal concepts

In South Asia, the season of festivals turns on two ancient elements: fire and water.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025

Garba nights and the death of joy

Navratris have always been something bigger than devotion. Sure, the rituals are there – offerings, prayers, songs honouring the goddess Durga. But it’s also the season when people don their glamour avatars, polish their dance skills, burn through half their wardrobe, and hope someone notices.

Newslaundry · Oct 1, 2025

India's Divine Designs Meld With AI At Durga Puja Festival

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 pavilions.

International Business Times · Sep 29, 2025

AP PHOTOS: Performers bring Hindu gods to life in the Ramleela

23-year old Ashutosh Agnihotri has been playing god this week.

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024

AP PHOTOS: Artisans in India’s Assam state make colorful mud idols of Hindu gods for Durga Puja

Kanchan Paul is deep in concentration as he paints the right eye on a clay idol of the Hindu goddess Durga. He stands on a plastic stool and leans in toward the 8-foot-tall figure. It is delicate work, requiring him to remain eye-to-eye with the goddess for long periods of…

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2024

Durga Puja festival: where it originated and how it’s celebrated

Every October, Kolkata, the “city of joy” and capital of West Bengal in India, lights up to celebrate Durga Puja. The festival is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Durga – daughter, mother, warrior and defeater of demons.

The Conversation · Oct 7, 2024

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly offers prayers at Durga Puja pandal in Howrah

HOWRAH: Former skipper of the Indian cricket team, Sourav Ganguly, on Sunday offered prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in Howrah. Many people gathered at the pandal in Howrah to get a glimpse of the former India skipper.

The Times of India · Oct 6, 2024

Assam: Durga idol craft from waste, highlights plastic pollution issue

The five feet tall idol symbolizes sustainability and aims to raise awareness about environmental issues. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 4, 2024

Sacred Filth Offers India's Sex Workers Brief Respect

Every year in India's megacity Kolkata, the world's oldest trade gets fleeting respect from an ancient custom -- when soil outside brothels is considered sacred and collected for Hindu rituals.

International Business Times · Oct 1, 2024

Sombre mood after a Kolkata rape and murder dampens Durga Puja celebrations

Losses mount for businesses as residents are in no mood to celebrate after the brutal rape and murder of a doctor.

Al Jazeera · Sep 28, 2024