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-tall ...

As Durga Puja approaches, with main festivities beginning from September 28, the streets have come alive with pandals and devotees carrying intricately crafted idols of Goddess Durga to them. Today ...

Each autumn, eastern India comes alive with the resounding beats of the dhaak as the fragrance of shiuli flowers fills the air. They herald the return of Goddess Durga to her maternal home for five ...

Promotional Widget for GoSkagit Jobs.A woman uses smoke as a prop to photograph her child, who is dressed as the Hindu goddess Durga, at a temporary shelter where idols of Hindu gods and goddesses are ...