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plan for durga pujas 2009 from todayThe biggest festival of the Bengalis is, as everyone knows, the Durga pujas and, in 2009, it is slated to be early - right in the monsoons, so to say. Mahalaya next year will be on September 18, the day after Viswakarma puja. And – the Durga pujas commence exactly one week after the Mahalay... |
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Diwali Tour Part 2 – Rameshwaram and Nainar KovilIf Varanasi is the heart of the land that is India, Rameswaram is the foot. A journey to Kashi is invariably linked with a visit to Rameswaram. Aeons ago, it was Rama who consecrated the lingam at Rameswaram to atone for his sin of killing Ravana and all the other Rakshasas. Much, much later, in ... |
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The SadhubabaThe Sadhubaba Sreechandra Banerjee “See, Sadhubaba would tell you about Tantra. But is he a genuine sage? Be careful!” she was asked by her senior when she left the hostel today afternoon. Dusk was slowly dawning on the blue autumnal sky. Some white clouds w... |
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Indian immigrants in Australia celebrate Durga Puja with gustoSydney, Oct 7 (IANS) Thousands of Bengali immigrants and other members of the Indian diaspora ushered in the Durga Puja celebrations with much fanfare and gusto here. Colourful pandals (marquees) adorned with spring flowers and intricately carved deities, women draped in dazzling Baluchari, Dhaka... |
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West Bengal rocks to fusion Puja chicThe sultry October afternoon does not deter the crowd in a south Kolkata market from thronging the shops that line a busy thoroughfare. It is carnival time for shoppers in this eastern megalopolis scouting for the best festival bargains. For the Durga Puja, the biggest annual festival here, the f... |
