This year, Bangalore is going to witness theme-based Durga Puja, replete with female priests, female dhakis, Durga idols from Kumartuli, and a full-fledged cultural event. The dhakis in performance ...

Bangalore was in full swing to celebrate Durga Puja Festival, a prominent feature of Bengali culture. The most happening festival of the Bengalis can be sensed with its spurt of fanfare on all the ...

When autumn arrives, Bengaluru’s Bengali community lights up the city with colourful pandals, rhythmic dhak beats, and the fragrance of incense filling neighbourhoods. Though far from Bengal, the ...

Bengalis the world over are known for their passion for Durga Pujo. The goddess is not just the embodiment of Shakti to them, but the daughter, who comes home once a year to her natal place along with ...

This Durga Puja, activities of the Bengali Association in Ulsoor are centred around bringing a new generation of Bengalis into the fold of cultural activities. Indeed, in the 64 years that the Bengali ...