To the Goddess who dwells in all beings as power itself, we bow to her, again and again.” The Navadurga tradition, one of the ...

Durga Ashtami, dedicated to Goddess Durga, will be observed on August 1, 2025. Devotees will offer prayers and gratitude to ...

Durga — referred to with the honorific "devi," which means goddess — is celebrated for nine nights in September and October during Navratri (“Nav” means 9, “ratri” means night), and in ...

Durga Puja celebrates the victory of the goddess Durga over a demon called Mahishasura (Image credit: Samir Jana/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) By The Week Staff published October 20, 2023 ...

The goddess represents all that is beautiful, pure, true, luminous and glorious. Her worship leads to abundance, auspiciousness, prosperity and well being.

An Indian artisan stands among clay statues of Durga as they are being readied for the Durga Puja festival inside a workshop in Gauhati, India, on Sept. 20, 2018.

User @_mixerswift_ added: "Cardi b did not pay 'homage' to the Hindu goddess Durga by holding a shoe in her hand, this is plain disrespect and in no way cultural appreciation." Others agreed ...

Varsha Krishnamoorthy is a 21-year-old singer-songwriter of Indian descent. She's also one of the hundreds of musicians who submitted a song to this year's Tiny Desk Contest, and she was a ...

Several people on social media called the cover disrespectful and accused Cardi of "mocking" their culture. “ Cardi B did not pay ‘homage’ to the Hindu goddess Durga by holding a shoe in her ...

Durga Puja is one of the biggest Hindu festivals celebrated in eastern Indian states, such as West Bengal. The festival pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and celebrates the goddess' victory ...