A new Bengali film, Dhaki, explores the fading tradition of live dhak players at Durga Puja. Seventy-year-old Tilak Dhaki ...

Under the autumn sky, sunlight and clouds play hide-and-seek as Kashful sway gently in the breeze. The morning air carries the soft scent of incense, while the city stirs to life to the rhythm of dhak ...

The grandeur of Durga Puja unfolds before the public eye with dazzling lights, rhythmic chants, and lines of devotees dressed in their finest. However, well before the first dhak is struck or the ...

India, Oct. 5 -- From Kolkata's grand pandals to a small cantonment town in Madhya Pradesh, Durga Puja remains a living tradition. Jayalakshmi Sengupta reports how in Mhow, retired and serving ...

Dwarka Bangiya Samaj (DBS) hosts West Delhi's revered Durga Puja, Sharodotsav, attracting 30,000 daily devotees. This grand celebration features intricate theme-based pandals, renowned artists, and ...

Students at IEM Public School, New Town, sang and danced to agomoni songs at their Puja carnival, but their experience began with the rhythmic beats of the dhaak. “We could have played the beats on ...

The Bengali community in South Mumbai have come together to bring the Bombay Durga Bari Samiti Puja 2025 to life. Five days have been dedicated in prayer and devotion to Durga Maa at the annual ...