Durga Puja is a festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Durga – daughter, mother, warrior and defeater of demons ...

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Kanchan Paul is deep in concentration as he paints the right eye on a clay idol of the Hindu goddess ...

Ten days of festivities focused on the triumph of good over evil recently culminated in the Hindu festival of Dussehra. While ...

Durga Ashtami, also known as Maha Ashtami, is one of the most significant days during the grand Durga Puja celebrations. In ...

Vanquishing the asuras Chand and Mund as Chamunda Devi and slaying the buffalo demon Mahishasur as Goddess Durga, She exemplifies the power, force, agency and glory of women to fight against ...

According to Hindu tradition, Goddess Durga manifests in the mortal realm in her 10-armed form on Mahalaya in a bid to ...

Devotees wait with sacrificial chickens as they prepare to enter Balkumari Temple during Dashain festival in Thimi, Bhaktapur ...

Hindu devotees bid farewell to the Goddess Durga, who is believed to have left the mortal world for her marital home in the ...

The grand festival of Durga Puja, the most cherished celebration for the Hindu community, is coming to a close Saturday, as ...

The 58-year-old elephant, Abhimanyu, was decked up regally and carried in a golden seat on its back an idol of Chamundeshwari ...

We became content and puja is taking place across the country,” he said. An idol of Hindu goddess Durga is seen as curtains of a tableau opens at Dhakeshwari National Temple during the Durgapuja ...