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Delhi bids adieu to Durga on Vijayadashami

Delhi bids adieu to Durga on Vijayadashami

October 5, 2022

  Women, dressed in traditional Bengali sarees, men sporting the dhoti-kurtas and children turned up in strength on the day that brings curtains down on the biggest festival of the Bengali community worldwide. One of the largest gatherings was at the Kali Mandir, the main te...

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Madhubani paintings become the graffiti for Bihar

Madhubani paintings become the graffiti for Bihar

January 9, 2018

The folk painting of Madhubani will soon be seen decorating the walls of various government buildings in Bihar, the eastern Indian state where the art hails from. Traditionally done using fingers and twigs, and on mud walls, the method of applying the art has evolved with time.

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Until next time – immersion of goddess Durga

Until next time – immersion of goddess Durga

October 15, 2016

The Durga Puja in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal in the eastern part of India came to an end yesterday with idols of the goddess Durga being immersed in the Hooghly river.

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