KOLKATA, India (AP) — Spirits are soaring in India's “City of Joy” as tens of thousands of people jostle on Kolkata's streets in celebration of “Durga Puja,” the most important festival of the Bengali ...

Five-day festival is marked by prayers to Durga, feasts, music, dance and drama A priest performs Kunwari Kanya Puja on the occasion of Maha Ashtami of the Durga Puja festival celebrations, at Belur ...

Chaitra Navratri is an auspicious festival widely celebrated in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana. The nine-day celebration honours Maa Durga and her nine forms, known as Navadurgas, which include ...