GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Kanchan Paul is deep in concentration as he paints the right eye on a clay idol of the Hindu goddess ...

Vanquishing the asuras Chand and Mund as Chamunda Devi and slaying the buffalo demon Mahishasur as Goddess Durga, She exemplifies the power, force, agency and glory of women to fight against ...

According to Hindu tradition, Goddess Durga manifests in the mortal realm in her 10-armed form on Mahalaya in a bid to ...

Devotees wait with sacrificial chickens as they prepare to enter Balkumari Temple during Dashain festival in Thimi, Bhaktapur ...

Minority Hindus in the Muslim-majority Bangladesh are celebrating their largest religious festival of Durga Puja, but fear ...

The day of the Dussehra festival also marks the end of the five-day Durga Puja festival, the biggest holiday for India’s ...

Dussehra coincides with two other festivals, Navratri and Durga Puja, with Dussehra marking the end of their celebrations, ...

Hindu devotees bid farewell to the Goddess Durga, who is believed to have left the mortal world for her marital home in the ...

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 ...

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