The three supreme Gods, with their combined powers, summoned a pillar of brilliant light from which Shakti, in the form of Durga, the ten-armed Goddess of war, appeared. The ten arms symbolise how ...

The most-awaited Bengali festival is here, and the COVID-19 pandemic has not dampened the festive spirits. People have come ...

On this day the weapons of Goddess Durga are worshiped and the celebration is known as ‘Astra Puja’. This day is also popularly referred as ‘Virashtami’ owing to the display of arms and other forms of ...

Neither man nor god can defeat him, so the gods combine their celestial power to create Durga, the Shining One. She appears riding a lion and carrying a fearsome weapon in each of her many arms.