This week, India is celebrating the auspicious Navaratri, the nine nights of Hindu Goddess Durga. While popular all over India, Durga is perhaps most fiercely beloved to Bengalis; the Bengali ...

Diwali and Kali Puja in West Bengal will be less boisterous than usual this year -- for the government has placed a ban on 'loud' firecrackers and strict restrictions on the use of microphones.

Durga Puja is popular festival. During these five days of the festival, devotees decorate pandals, wear new clothes, and worship Goddess Durga. Image Credit: Getty Like other festivals, food plays a ...