Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under tight ...
WEB18 hours ago · Minority Hindus in the Muslim-majority Bangladesh are celebrating their largest religious festival of Durga Puja, but fear and worries grip them following reports of violence. ... accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population ...
Artisans in India’s Assam state make colorful mud idols of Hindu …
WEB2 days ago · His 70-year-old father, Ratan Paul, who is working inside, has been making idols since 1975. Ratan Paul, 70, stands at the entrance to his workshop making mud idols of the Hindu goddess Durga and other deities, during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.
Amid reports of deities being desecrated during Durga Puja, MEA …
WEB12 hours ago · Amid reports of deities being desecrated during Durga Puja, MEA urges Bangladesh govt to ensure safety of Hindus, other minorities As many as 17 persons have been arrested and about a dozen cases ...
Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under ... - ABC News
WEB18 hours ago · Minority Hindus in the Muslim-majority Bangladesh are celebrating their largest religious festival of Durga Puja, but fear and worries grip them following reports of violence DHAKA, Bangladesh ...
Bangladeshi Hindus voice fear, anxiety as Durga Puja begins
WEB2 days ago · An artisan works on an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 1, 2024. Reports of idol desecration have raised concerns about ...
Goddess Durga's idol vandalised in Hyderabad - Times of India
WEB1 day ago · In Hyderabad's Nampally, unknown individuals vandalized a Durga idol at a pandal, disturbing puja materials and breaking a part of the idol. The incid
Bangladesh: 35 Incidents Related to Durga Puja Since October 1
WEB6 hours ago · The five-day Hindu religious festival began with an invocation of Goddess Durga, an occasion called Maha Shasthi on Wednesday. Seventeen persons have been arrested and about a dozen cases registered after Bangladesh witnessed about 35 untoward incidents related to the ongoing Durga Puja celebrations across the country this month, police said here.
Durga Puja: Kolkata festival confronts crime against female doctor ...
WEB2 days ago · Durga Puja art is public art, but it's also central to a religious festival that fuels the state's economy. A British Council report valued Durga Puja’s 2019 economic impact at over $4.5bn ...
Durga puja 2024: RG Kar case overshadows Bengal's biggest festival
WEB5 days ago · Kolkata, Durga puja, West Bengal's biggest carnival, is likely to be subdued this year as calls to boycott the festivities grow in response to protests over the brutal rape-murder of a woman ...
A Hindu Mardi Gras Where Indian Progressivism Is Alive and Well
WEBOct 25, 2023 · The work, part of a makeshift pavilion to worship the Hindu goddess Durga, was designed to break taboos in India about menstruation.