In East India, Diwali is celebrated under the alias Kali Puja in honour of Goddess Durga’s fierce avatar: Kali. Along with Durga Puja, Kali Puja is a big event in Bengal and Assam.

Often used interchangeably with Narak Chaturdashi, Kali Chaudas (Hindi: काली चौदस, Gujarati: કાલી ચૌદશ) is part of Diwali festival and comes a day before Diwali ... Some people believe that black ...

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Kali puja is famous in Bengal during Diwali. Diwali is a pan India festival Perhaps no other festival is celebrated with such a great enthusiasm than Diwali all over India. The festival assumes ...

But not every community celebrates Diwali. For the people from West Bengal, Odisha and Assam, this day is celebrated as Kali ...

the Chengiz actress spoke to us about her Diwali memories, plans and all the bingeing that is going to happen. ‘Kolkata’s kali puja always feels like home’ Reminiscing her childhood Diwali ...

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The main day of Diwali is known as Lakshmi Puja – on this day, pujas are held in honour of Lakshmi. In other religions, pujas are still carried out, in honour of other deities. The day after ...