MUMBAI-Marking the 17th as her family’s “Musical Pooja Day,” Durga Jasraj fondly remembered her father, the legendary Hindustani classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj, and his endearing ritual of sipping ...

Navratri is one of the most sacred festivals in Hindu traditions. It is celebrated with great enthusiasm on the basis of devotion, prayers, rituals and pujas to Maa Durga. The nine days of Navratri ...

Chaitra Navratri is one of the most well-known Hindu festivals, and it is observed nationwide with much fanfare. Maa Durga is worshipped by devotees with the highest purity and devotion. During these ...

Chaitra Navratri 2026 begins on March 19 and ends on March 27, marking nine days of devotion to different forms of Goddess Durga. Each day has specific offerings, from milk sweets to halwa and ...

Chaitra Navratri 2026 begins on 19 March, marking Hindu New Year. Maa Durga arrives on a Palaki and departs on an Elephant. Arrival on Palaki inauspicious; departure on Elephant lucky. Did our AI ...

The Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam on Indrakeeladri will organise a series of religious and cultural programmes from March 19 to March 28 as part of the Vasantha Navaratri festivities, ...

People in Tulunadu, a spiritually rich area on the coast of Karnataka, have worshiped Shakti, the divine feminine energy, for hundreds of years through stories, rituals, and temple traditions. People ...

Chaitra Navratri 2026: Chaitra Navratri is one of the most sacred festivals in Hinduism, celebrating the divine power of Goddess Durga and her nine forms. Devotees observe nine days of fasting, prayer ...

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Colleen Augusta McPadden Durga began her next roadtrip on September 3, 2025, accepting a loving “so long” from the love of her life and husband of 59 years, Francis Durga. In addition to Francis, ...

Sitting atop her lion, the Hindu goddess Durga wields a celestial weapon in each of her 10 hands. But her target isn’t the usual demon of deceit, Mahishasura. She’s taking aim at a different perceived ...