While private ownership of heritage is not an unwelcome thing, such sites need to be monitored and any efforts to modify them ...

The temples of Bengal incorporate a wide range of forms and techniques expressed in brick and terracotta. Iconography in Bengal temples focuses on themes fro the Ramayana and Krishlila. Some later ...

Murshidabad, a historic town in West Bengal, has a rich history dating back to 1500 BCE, with archaeological excavations ...

Its grand architecture and significance make it ... cultural and religious symbols to match the BJP’s pitch. Bengal’s temple tug-of-war, seen as a matter of faith; also serves as a key indicat ...

practiced in a rural pocket of West Bengal for nearly three centuries, representatives of 130 Dalit families for the first time set foot inside the Gidheshwar Shiv Temple in Purba Bardhaman ...

Chaitra Navratri has started and this nine-day auspicious Hindu festival honors Goddess Durga in her nine divine forms.