Durga Puja 2026 coverage brings festive updates and artisan stories from cities across the country

A special festival collection explores Durga Puja celebrations and traditions across various cities. The coverage includes stories from pandals in different places and looks at how the festival tradition has moved beyond West Bengal. Readers can read about artisans who shape the idols in workshops and see how each city adds its own unique flavour to the events. The guide covers key events for those unable to visit pandals in person.

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Durga Puja is one of the biggest cultural and religious festivals celebrated across India, drawing large crowds to community pandals every year. Artisans spend months crafting detailed clay idols of Goddess Durga in major crafting hubs like Kumartuli ahead of the main days of worship.