The ongoing Durga Puja festivities in Assam have taken on an unusually sombre tone this year, as the state continues to mourn the loss of legendary singer Zubeen Garg. Guwahati, Sep 30 (IANS) The ...

Assam's Durga Puja was a solemn affair this year, overshadowed by grief for the late Zubeen Garg. His songs replaced traditional devotional music during idol immersion, reflecting public devotion and ...

The death of Zubeen is so recent and ''we did not want to celebrate the festival at all, but the annual rituals related to Durga Puja are important for us, so we are just observing those'', officials ...

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Kanchan Paul is deep in concentration as he paints the right eye on a clay idol of the Hindu goddess Durga. He stands on a plastic stool and leans in toward the 8-foot-tall ...

Guwahati: Durga Puja celebrations in Assam, usually marked by colour, festivity and large gatherings, were subdued this year as the state mourned the death of cultural icon and son of the soil, Zubeen ...

Most Durga Puja committees across Assam cancelled traditional cultural programmes and cut down on grandeur in keeping with the general mood in the State following the death of singer-composer Zubeen ...

Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 24 (ANI): Assam government will provide a financial grant of Rs 10,000 each to 7,817 Durga Puja Committees across the state to enable the festival to be celebrated ...

The Assam government will release the September salary of its employees in advance in view of the Durga Puja festivities, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. Devotees offer prayer to ...

Durga Puja is a a part of the Navaratri festival held in many places of India. It is most religiously celebrated in North ...

The Assam government will release the September salary of its employees in advance in view of the Durga Puja festivities, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. Also Read: Happy Shardiya ...

Durga Puja is almost here. On the sixth day of Navratri, goddess Durga devotees bring her home in a grand ceremony, celebrating her arrival with puja ceremonies and prasad distribution. (Image source: ...

The sudden death of Zubeen Garg, Assam's beloved music icon, has cast a shadow over Durga Puja celebrations in the state. In Guwahati and other parts of Assam, the mood is somber, with lower footfall ...