BSS, Barguna :
Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community, will be celebrated at 154 mandaps in the district this year.
Babu Sukh Ranjan Shil, president of Barguna district Puja Celebration Parishad, said people of the community are passing their busiest days with the works of decorating and painting idols and puja mandaps ahead of their festival.
A total of 154 puja mandaps will be erected and Durga Puja will be held in compliance with all health rules in the district this year, he said.
The five-day long festival will begin on October 11 with due respect and religious fervor across the country and end on October 15 with immersion of the idols of goddess Durga and other deities.
Special security measures are being taken to ensure security and peaceful celebrations during the festival, Superintendent of Police Jahangir Mallick said.
