Durga Puja, the biggest Hindu festival, is on. It is a special occasion for many of our celebrities and popular actress Urmila Srabanti Kar is no different. In conversation with The Daily Star, the ...

During Durga Puja, Bangladesh lights up. In cities, streets glow with decorations and buzzing crowds, while in towns and villages, mandaps carry their own charm – sometimes simpler, sometimes deeply ...

Across the country, every Puja mandap is alive with the festive spirit of Sharadiya Durga Puja. In Khulna, the celebrations have already marked the conclusion of Maha Ashtami rituals, accompanied by ...

Odisha Lockdown Update: The Odisha Government on Monday issued instructions for the conduct of puja in mandaps/pandals in view of the festive season in August, September, October, and November.

BHUBANESWAR: As Bhubaneswar Development Authority goes after kalyan mandaps, sealing at least two more on Tuesday, it is about time to take a fresh look at why these private facilities which play ...

There are 10 such mandaps in Delhi at the moment. The traditional Indian shaadi is incomplete without a 'mandap' - the venue for the pheras ritual that takes place around a holy fire - and becomes a ...

Police have issued instructions to the puja organizing committees to not allow over 25 devotees and visitors at puja mandaps together during Durga Puja. In a press release on Thursday, police ...

As part of its Unlock guidelines for November, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has allowed registrations of new bookings in Kalyan Mandaps under the civic body’s management. “Though the ...

Cuttack: At a time when 11 proposed kalyan mandaps are hanging fire, the civic body has come up with a plan to build 20 more such facilities to meet the rising demand for affordable venues for social ...

The civic body has granted licences to less than 40 per cent of the kalyan mandaps (banquet halls) operating in the city. Cuttack: The civic body has granted licences to less than 40 per cent of the ...