Barishal Correspondent :
The religious rituals of five-day celebration of Sharodiya Durga Utsob, the main religious festival of the Bengali Hindu Community, ended on early Wednesday by immersing of idols observing Sindur Khela and Bijoya Dashami .
It was started in festive mood from October 4 in more than 600 Puja Mandops of the district including 42 in Barisal city.
The ending ceremony of festival formally started by immersion of the mirror-images (Darpan Bisorjan) of idols and deities from October 8 Tuesday noon observing religious rituals according to religious calendar (Panjika). On this day known as Mahadashmi or the Bijoya Dashami, Goddess, Durga departs with her four children — Laxmi, Sarswati, Kartik and Ganesha– to the house of her husband.
After bidding farewell to Devi Durga, the married women marked the day with ‘Sindur Khela’ or smearing of the vermilion at late afternoon and pray for their long and happy married lives.
Bagerhat Correspondent adds: The 5-day celebration of ‘Sharadya (Durga) Puja’, that started on Friday was ended on Tuesday through the emersion of the images of Goddess Durga in Bagerhat district with religious fervour. According to the belief of the Hindu community, this year Goddess Durga appeared on the earth by horse and left her by the same.
According to Abanish Chakrabarty (Sona), General Secretary of Bagerhat district unit of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad (BPUP), as many as 630 Puja Mandaps (pandels) were erected in Bagerhat district town and it’s all the nine Upazilas. The number of Puja Mandaps in the district town was 12 while highest number of Puja Madaps was erected in Chitalmari Upazila. The number of Upazila wise Puja Madnaps was 115 in Bagerhat Sadar Upazila, 143 in Chitalmari, 73 in Morrelganj, 73 in Mollahat, 63 in Fakirhat, 44 in Kachua, 40 in Rampal, 36 in Mongla and 27 in Sharankhola. All the Puja Mandaps were highly decorated. On the occasion Hindu devotees irrespective of sexes and ages were warmly clothed, visited the Puja Mandops, offered Anjalis to the Goddess Durga and prayed for removing all distresses and evils from the earth. Members of the Muslim community also visited the different Puja Mandaps. Police, district administration and leaders of both Hindu and Muslim communities were on the frequent touch and exchanged views with each other so that Puja could be celebrated in a peaceful manner and a happy atmosphere like the past (years).
The religious rituals of five-day celebration of Sharodiya Durga Utsob, the main religious festival of the Bengali Hindu Community, ended on early Wednesday by immersing of idols observing Sindur Khela and Bijoya Dashami .
It was started in festive mood from October 4 in more than 600 Puja Mandops of the district including 42 in Barisal city.
The ending ceremony of festival formally started by immersion of the mirror-images (Darpan Bisorjan) of idols and deities from October 8 Tuesday noon observing religious rituals according to religious calendar (Panjika). On this day known as Mahadashmi or the Bijoya Dashami, Goddess, Durga departs with her four children — Laxmi, Sarswati, Kartik and Ganesha– to the house of her husband.
After bidding farewell to Devi Durga, the married women marked the day with ‘Sindur Khela’ or smearing of the vermilion at late afternoon and pray for their long and happy married lives.
Bagerhat Correspondent adds: The 5-day celebration of ‘Sharadya (Durga) Puja’, that started on Friday was ended on Tuesday through the emersion of the images of Goddess Durga in Bagerhat district with religious fervour. According to the belief of the Hindu community, this year Goddess Durga appeared on the earth by horse and left her by the same.
According to Abanish Chakrabarty (Sona), General Secretary of Bagerhat district unit of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad (BPUP), as many as 630 Puja Mandaps (pandels) were erected in Bagerhat district town and it’s all the nine Upazilas. The number of Puja Mandaps in the district town was 12 while highest number of Puja Madaps was erected in Chitalmari Upazila. The number of Upazila wise Puja Madnaps was 115 in Bagerhat Sadar Upazila, 143 in Chitalmari, 73 in Morrelganj, 73 in Mollahat, 63 in Fakirhat, 44 in Kachua, 40 in Rampal, 36 in Mongla and 27 in Sharankhola. All the Puja Mandaps were highly decorated. On the occasion Hindu devotees irrespective of sexes and ages were warmly clothed, visited the Puja Mandops, offered Anjalis to the Goddess Durga and prayed for removing all distresses and evils from the earth. Members of the Muslim community also visited the different Puja Mandaps. Police, district administration and leaders of both Hindu and Muslim communities were on the frequent touch and exchanged views with each other so that Puja could be celebrated in a peaceful manner and a happy atmosphere like the past (years).
