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The history of Durga Puja is like an ocean. In the ancient world, we find the worship of the earth…

The ancient civilizations of the world were developed around rivers. The Harappan civilization in the Indus Valley, the Egyptian civilization…

One such major folk festival of Bengalis during this spring season is "Gajan". This mainly occurs at the end of…

Chitpur Road (now Rabindra Sarani) was once a tram route. Now the tram service has stopped permanently. But the tram…

There are countless terracotta temples spread across the villages of Bengal. Some are famous and some are not. Although these…

The primitive totem worship of the Li ethnic group and the prototypes of primitive religions of ethnic minorities are related…

The Dhangars, primarily a shepherding community known for herding sheep and goats, have a nomadic lifestyle.

The presiding deity of the temple is Goddess Gandheswari. On the right side of the picture, the demon is seen…

The wooden triple complexes (troinik in Russian) are among the few remaining monuments of church wooden architecture in the Russian…

Durga Puja is an annual festival of Bengal which pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga. It is a five…

16/08/2023 Matsumoto Japan A summer festival or ‘Matsuri’ as it is called in Japanese moves rhythmically along a quite street…

A unique grand Dussehra festival is celebrated at Kulasekharapatnam (Kulasai), a remote coastal village near Tiruchendur town in Thoothukudi district…

The Bhowanipore Mitra Bari Durga Puja, was originally started by the late Narsingha Mitra in 1757 at Nilgopal Mitra Lane…

The unique feature of this celebration is that here villagers pierce iron rods into their bodies, and tongues and crucify…

18/12/2021 Hainan China Sanya and Haikou have a tropical climate due to the slight difference in latitude. Sanya has been…

Documentation of the Gajan, a unique festival with some traditions and rituals which seem out of this world. A festival…

During Corona days when life stopped at some point due to safety of our life's still devoted people doing their…

Religion takes many shapes and forms, some are pageantry and others simply devotional and symbolic.

Immigrants create history and contemporary social reality of the cities. It is impossible to delineate and capture the image of…

Bonalu or Bonam is a Hindu Festival, where Goddess Mahakali is worshipped. Bonalu is an annual festival celebrated in Hyderabad,…