How to celebrate Durga Puja Online

How to celebrate Durga Puja Online 

Click and the lamps light up. Drag the cursor and the garland moves towards the deity. Click on the bells and they ring. Welcome to the world of electronic Durga Puja.

Bengalis living outside Bengal and India love these e-Pujas. As such, many websites are offering the virtual experience of paying obeisance to goddess Durga. source: Times of India

Durga Puja Celebrations in Patna, Bihar

Durga Puja Celebrations in Patna, Bihar
A splash of colours and matching cacophony are bound to overwhelm a visitor if one visits the Bangali Akhara near Langartoli in the city, abode of idol-makers during Durga Puja.

A team of artisans from West Bengal's Krishnanagar and Nadia districts, is burning the midnight oil for over three months to mould the most beautiful idols of Goddess Durga.  source: Times of India

Durga Puja Preparations in Ranchi

Durga Puja Preparations in Ranchi

More number of security personnel would be deployed in Maoist-hit areas. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by DGPG S Rath at police headquarters on Friday. source: Times of India 

Durga Puja Celebrations in Ranchi, Jharkhand

Durga Puja Celebrations in Ranchi, Jharkhand

The district police will involve local youths in helping them maintain law and order during Durga Puja. The district police will re-start 'Police Mitra' or 'Friends of Police', a police-people connect initiative, before this Durga Puja.  source: Times of India

Durga Puja Celebrations in Moscow, Russia

Durga Puja Celebrations in Moscow

Russia’s Ambassador to India, Alexander Kadakin conveyed his wishes to the Indian community in Moscow on the occasion of the Durga Puja festival, which is celebrated annually in the Russian capital. “Such initiatives aimed at maintaining traditional values truly deserve whole-hearted support,” Kadakin said in a letter to the readers of Aaratrika, a magazine published by the Moscow Durga Puja Assciation. source: http://indrus.in

Durga Puja Celebrations in Bokaro

Durga Puja Celebrations in BokaroThe Steel City (Bokaro) will virtually turn into a city of temples during the forthcoming Durga Puja festival. This year, people will get to see replicas of prominent temples located both in India and abroad as various puja committees would be investing over Rs 50 lakh in erecting the pandals to get similar look and design of the famous temples. source: Times of India

President Pranab Mukherjee will celebrate Durga Puja in Birbhum, WB

President Pranab Mukherjee will celebrate Durga Puja in Birbhum, WB

President Pranab Mukherjee will spend the coming Durga Puja festival at his ancestral house in Birbhum district, like previous years. The President would stay in his native places Kiranhar and Miriti between October 19 and October 23. Source: Business Standard