Goddess Durga is considered the Mother of the Universe ... from all three Gods combined to result in Shakti or DurgaHer face was derived and shone like the face of Shiva her arms ten in number ...

The most crucial step is the painting ... of Goddess Durga, which is called “chakshudan” and done on Mahalaya. “Viewed from anywhere in the puja pandal, it should appear that Maa Durga ...

Indian modern and contemporary painter Manjit Bawa's painting Untitled Durga is sold at Christie's New York at ₹15 crore. The painting presents the iconic Durga, the female supreme deity mounted ...

organized by two Kolkata-based Durga Puja clubs. The ritual, which involves painting the eyes of the goddess, marks the beginning of ‘Devi Paksha.’ For 29-year-old Sunita Dutta, an acid attack ...

The artists paint the idols in colors chosen by their customers. The U.N. cultural agency last December included the Durga Puja in Kolkata on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural ...