While private ownership of heritage is not an unwelcome thing, such sites need to be monitored and any efforts to modify them ...

The temples of Bengal incorporate a wide range of forms and techniques expressed in brick and terracotta. Iconography in Bengal temples focuses on themes fro the Ramayana and Krishlila. Some later ...

Murshidabad, a historic town in West Bengal, has a rich history dating back to 1500 BCE, with archaeological excavations ...

Its grand architecture and significance make it ... cultural and religious symbols to match the BJP’s pitch. Bengal’s temple tug-of-war, seen as a matter of faith; also serves as a key indicat ...

practiced in a rural pocket of West Bengal for nearly three centuries, representatives of 130 Dalit families for the first time set foot inside the Gidheshwar Shiv Temple in Purba Bardhaman ...

A little away from Malda Town, the historic city of Gour is a gateway to Bengal’s days of glory from the 12th century Rangan Datta Published 24.08.22, 02:07 PM ...

Dalit families in a West Bengal village have been allowed to worship at the Gidheshwar Shiv Temple for the first time in nearly 300 years, breaking a significant caste barrier. Despite initial ...

World famous motichoor laddu of Bishnupur in Bankura district of south Bengal has bagged the Geographical Indicator or GI tag along with six other food items from West Bengal.

Gidhagram is home to around 800 families, yet only 130 families from the Das community are barred from entering the temple. Sociologists said this incident revealed how caste-based discrimination ...

Ganpatipule temple is popular among tourists for the unique architecture inside the temple. The shrine of Lord Ganesha is facing west instead of east which is again an ancient myth of Hindu ...

A group of five members of Das families — four women and a man — from Gidhgram village's Daspara area in the district's Katwa subdivision climbed the steps of the temple around 10 am ...