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Durga Puja

Durga Puja (দুর্গা পূজা) is an annual Hindu festival honoring the goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura, celebrated over ten days in September or October.

Sep 23, 2026

Durgadas Rathore

Durgadas Rathore (दुर्गादास राठौड़), 1638 to 1718, was a Rathore noble of Marwar who fought Mughal occupation for three decades while protecting the infant heir Ajit Singh.

Durgamati (दुर्गमती), released as Durgamati: The Myth, is a 2020 Hindi horror-thriller directed by G. Ashok, a remake of Bhaagamathie, starring Bhumi Pednekar, released on Amazon Prime Video on 11 December 2020.

Durgapur (দুর্গাপুর)

Durgapur (দুর্গাপুর), the Steel City or Ruhr of India, is a planned industrial city in Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, on the Damodar River, designed by Stein and Polk, home to SAIL's Durgapur Steel Plant, NIT Durgapur, and shifting toward IT and semiconductors.

Durgapur Projects Limited power station

The Durgapur Projects Limited power station is a coal-fired thermal power station at Durgapur, West Bengal, India, owned by the Government of West Bengal enterprise DPL.

Durgesh Kumar (दुर्गेश कुमार)

Durgesh Kumar (दुर्गेश कुमार), born 1984 in Darbhanga, Bihar, is an Indian character actor and NSD alumnus known as Aadoo in Highway (2014) and as Bhushan aka Banrakas in the Prime Video series Panchayat, whose 2022 meme went viral.

Oct 22, 2026

Durgeshnandini

Durgeshnandini (দুর্গেশনন্দিনী) is an 1865 Bengali historical romance novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, set during Pathan-Mughal conflicts under Akbar and widely regarded as the first successful Bengali novel.

Durham

Durham: name shared by several football clubs, mainly in Durham, England: Durham FC (Wearside League), former Football League member Durham City AFC, Durham United (Northern League Step 6), and Durham Women FC (WSL 2), plus Ontario namesakes.

Durham Bulls

Durham Bulls, originally Durham Tobacconists, are the Triple-A International League affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays in Durham, North Carolina. Founded 1902; famous for Bull Durham (1988), DBAP, and 17 league titles.

Durham Castle

Durham Castle is a Norman fortress in Durham, England, begun in the late eleventh century under William the Conqueror and home for centuries to the Prince-Bishops of Durham.

Durham Castle and Cathedral

Durham Castle and Cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Durham, England, inscribed in 1986, home to Norman buildings housing the relics of St Cuthbert and Bede.

Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral of the Diocese of Durham in north-east England, built between 1093 and 1133 to house the shrine of St Cuthbert.

Durham city

Durham City AFC, the Citizens, Durham, England amateur football club founded 1918; Football League Third Division North member 1921-1928; two-time Northern League champions; now in Wearside League First Division, groundsharing at Houghton le Spring.

Durham County

Durham County, North Carolina, a Piedmont county formed in 1881 from Orange and Wake counties, seat Durham. Home to Duke University and part of Research Triangle Park; 343,628 residents (2024 estimate); adopted a data center moratorium in 2026.

Durham Ranch Gas Field

Durham Ranch Gas Field is a coal seam gas field in the Bowen Basin of central Queensland, Australia, discovered by Tri-Star Petroleum in the 1990s and developed by Origin Energy.

Durham University

Durham University: collegiate research university in Durham, England, founded 1832; England's third oldest university, 17 colleges, 21,588 students, QS 85th 2027, Times University of the Year 2026, Russell Group member.

Durham W.F.C.

Durham W.F.C. (Durham Women FC, the Wildcats) is an English women's football club in Barclays WSL 2, formed in 2014 from South Durham & Cestria and Durham University, based at Maiden Castle, nearly folding in June 2026 before Geoff Thompson's investment.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA (code 20500): metropolitan statistical area covering Chatham, Durham, Orange, and Person counties; 649,903 residents (2020 census), part of the Research Triangle and Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA.

Durham, England

Durham, England: cathedral city in County Durham on a River Wear peninsula, seat of the medieval Prince-Bishops, home to Durham Castle and Cathedral (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1986) and Durham University (1832).

Durham, North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina: Piedmont city and Durham County seat, nicknamed the Bull City for Bull Durham tobacco. Grew from an 1850s railroad station; home to Duke University, NC Central, and Research Triangle Park; population about 305,000.

Duri Oil Field

The Duri Oil Field is a heavy-oil field in Riau Province, central Sumatra, Indonesia, producing since 1958 and the site of the world's largest steamflood operation.

Durian

Durian (榴莲), fruit of Durio zibethinus, the spiny Southeast Asian 'King of Fruits' native to Sumatra and Borneo; bat-pollinated tree up to 25 m; aroma from esters and sulfur compounds; major export crop to China.

Oct 3, 2026

Durian Durian (榴梿飘飘)

Durian Durian (榴槤飄飄, Liulian Piao Piao) is Fruit Chan's 2000 Hong Kong-China drama about a mainland sex worker in Mong Kok; Golden Lion nominee, 2001 Golden Horse Best Picture, first of his prostitute trilogy.

Duricrust

Duricrust is a hard, near-surface crust formed by low-temperature weathering that cements minerals in soil, sediment, or bedrock, shaping landscapes especially in arid and tropical regions.