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What Four Days of Durga Puja Do to Animals Living Near a Pandal

The Noise Is Not Just Loud, It Is the Wrong Kind of LoudDogs hear frequencies between 40 Hz and 65,000 Hz, roughly twice the upper range of human hearing. Dhak drums produce deep, resonant beats that carry far below the threshold of human discomfort but sit squarely in the range…

Times Life · 3h ago

Dhunuchi Naach in a Saree: The Drape, Pleats and Pins That Let You Move

The earthen pot is already smoking, the dhak is already loud, and the one thing you cannot afford is a saree that unravels on the third spin. The Drape That Holds Under Heat and MovementThe Bengali style drape, atpoure, is the default for Durga Puja, but it is not automatically…

Times Life · 4h ago

Why Bengal Weeps on Dashami for a Goddess It Welcomed Four Days Earlier

The Daughter Who Comes HomeIn Bengal, Durga is not primarily a warrior. She is Uma, the daughter of the mountains, returned to her parents' house for four days while her husband Shiva waits on Kailash. The Puja is a homecoming, not a festival of divine power. That reframing changes everything…

Times Life · 5h ago

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Akal Bodhon: Why Rama Woke the Goddess Out of Season

The Season That Was WrongThe Goddess sleeps in summer. This is not metaphor but cosmology. In the older ritual calendar, Devi's wakeful season runs from the cold months into spring, Chaitra Navratri, when the world is tilting toward heat and the nights still carry a chill. Sharad, the autumn that…

Times Life · 5h ago

Durga Puja in Bishnupur and Murshidabad: Bengal's Oldest Courtyards

What a Bonedi Bari Puja Actually IsDurga Puja in a bonedi bari is not a public event that a family happens to host. It is a private ritual that a family has agreed, for generations, to let the neighbourhood watch. The zamindar families of Bengal began commissioning their own Durga…

Times Life · Oct 16

Taant or Garad: Which Bengali Weave Survives Four Days of Puja Heat

What the Weaves Actually AreTaant is a plain-weave cotton sari made on a pit loom in Shantipur or Fulia, in Nadia district. The warp and weft are single-ply cotton, sometimes with a zari border, and the fabric is woven at a thread count that keeps it genuinely porous. A standard…

Times Life · Oct 15

Why Red Cloth Is Associated With Goddess Worship

“या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥” Step into any temple during Navratri. Look at the idol. The Goddess is glowing in red. A red chunari drapes her shoulders. Red flowers surround her. Red kumkum rests at her feet. It is not coincidence. It is continuity. Across…

Times Life · Feb 25

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Bangladesh set to celebrate Durga Puja amid tensions

Bangladesh announced an additional one-day general holiday for Durga Puja after 8-point demand, including extra holidays, by a minority alliance. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 8, 2024

Allahabad HC dismisses Gyanvapi mosque committee’s plea against puja in cellar

Allahabad High Court verdict on plea against prayers at Gyanvapi’s Vyas Tehkhana

The Hindu · Feb 26, 2024

Promoting sustainability and ecology through Durga Pujas

Kolkata celebrates Durga Puja with eco-friendly idols, tram rides, and waste segregation workshops to promote sustainable living and honour its UNESCO heritage tag. Sovabazar Sangrami Club, SwitchON Foundation, Auth’n, UVVA, and CTUA have joined hands to spread awareness about responsible resource management and eco-friendly Pujas.

The Hindu · Oct 21, 2023

Uttar Pradesh warms to the grandeur of Durga Puja

“We made 350-odd Durga idols, sized between two to 12 feet. Most of the orders were from U.P.,” said Mr. Azad

The Hindu · Oct 14, 2023

Explore Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata that have transitioned from traditional to high-tech art installations

With pandals inspired by Rome’s Vatican City, Macau’s Grand Lisboa Hotel, Karnataka’s Mysore Palace and Disneyland in Paris, deep creative currents are defining the growth of pujas that have evolved from traditional to pockets of avant-garde public art.

The Hindu · Oct 14, 2023

Durga Puja celebrations at CR Park from a non-Bengali's perspective

With the sweet fragrance of the 'shuili' flowers scattering around and blending with the autumn breeze, it's an indication that the annual occasion when goddess Durga is commemorated for conquering the demon king 'Mahishasura' is finally here. Read more on Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Oct 2, 2022

Cancer patients’ pandal hopping adds to Durga Puja’s inclusivity in Kolkata

On Saturday, when the city was soaking in the festive spirit of Mahasasthi, the sixth day of festival, about 125 people from Premashraya visited five Puja pandals in the Salt Lake area

The Hindu · Oct 1, 2022

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