Chattogram Bureau :
Durga Puja begins on Friday (Shashthi). Over 2090 mandaps across the Chattogram Division are ready for the largest religious festival of Hindus.
The Hindu community are celebrating the Maha Astami Puja on Sunday , third day of the five-day Durga Puja , marking the goddess’ victory over demon Mahishashur.
The worshippers are singing hymns and offering flowers seeking the blessings of Durga, the saviour of humanity from all evils, in the Mahastami . .
Draped in new dresses, a large number of devotees irrespective of ages are thronging the puja mandaps across the Chattogram and offering prayers before the Goddess Durga, seeking divine blessings for peace, prosperity and welfare of the country and its people.
The five-day long Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangali Hindu community, began on Friday in the city and as elsewhere in the district amidst traditional enthusiasm and due solemnity.
As a part of celebrating Durga Puja, Chattogram’s puja mandaps have been decorated using colourful lights and in different themes. The celebration began with Bodhan (the process of infusing life into idol) and would end with immersion of Goddess Durga on Bijoya Dashami. A large numbers of Hindu devotees were seen assembling at all puja mandaps to offer Shasti in different area in the city and district.
A good number of Hindus from all walks of life visited the JM Sen hall and Ramkrishna Mission which are considered to be the central attraction of venues of the Durga Puja in Chattogram. Meanwhile, a total of 2,144 puja mandaps, including 270 in city, have already been set up this year in 15 upazilas of the district.
Durga Puja begins on Friday (Shashthi). Over 2090 mandaps across the Chattogram Division are ready for the largest religious festival of Hindus.
The Hindu community are celebrating the Maha Astami Puja on Sunday , third day of the five-day Durga Puja , marking the goddess’ victory over demon Mahishashur.
The worshippers are singing hymns and offering flowers seeking the blessings of Durga, the saviour of humanity from all evils, in the Mahastami . .
Draped in new dresses, a large number of devotees irrespective of ages are thronging the puja mandaps across the Chattogram and offering prayers before the Goddess Durga, seeking divine blessings for peace, prosperity and welfare of the country and its people.
The five-day long Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangali Hindu community, began on Friday in the city and as elsewhere in the district amidst traditional enthusiasm and due solemnity.
As a part of celebrating Durga Puja, Chattogram’s puja mandaps have been decorated using colourful lights and in different themes. The celebration began with Bodhan (the process of infusing life into idol) and would end with immersion of Goddess Durga on Bijoya Dashami. A large numbers of Hindu devotees were seen assembling at all puja mandaps to offer Shasti in different area in the city and district.
A good number of Hindus from all walks of life visited the JM Sen hall and Ramkrishna Mission which are considered to be the central attraction of venues of the Durga Puja in Chattogram. Meanwhile, a total of 2,144 puja mandaps, including 270 in city, have already been set up this year in 15 upazilas of the district.
