Chittagong Bureau :
Modhu Purnima, one of the important festivals of the Buddhist, was celebrated in the city as elsewhere in the district yesterday with solemn devotion and enthusiasm.
The day’s programme was heralded with hoisting of the national and religious flags atop all monasteries.
Breaking of fasting by the monks, discussion meetings, offering of honey, blood donation and illumination were other highlights of the programmes.
In Chittagong, main religious congregations were held at Nandankanon Buddhist Temple, Katalganj Navapandit Vihar, Purnachar International Buddhist Monastery at Devpahar, Mughaltuli Saikkymuni Shoshan Vihar, Agrabad and Chandgaon Biswamoitri Vihar.
To mark the day, local dailies brought out some articles while Bangladesh Betar and Bangladesh Television, Chittagong centers aired special programmes highlighting the importance of the festival.
Besides, special prayers seeking continued peace and progress of the nation as well as global peace were offered in all monasteries.
Modhu Purnima, one of the important festivals of the Buddhist, was celebrated in the city as elsewhere in the district yesterday with solemn devotion and enthusiasm.
The day’s programme was heralded with hoisting of the national and religious flags atop all monasteries.
Breaking of fasting by the monks, discussion meetings, offering of honey, blood donation and illumination were other highlights of the programmes.
In Chittagong, main religious congregations were held at Nandankanon Buddhist Temple, Katalganj Navapandit Vihar, Purnachar International Buddhist Monastery at Devpahar, Mughaltuli Saikkymuni Shoshan Vihar, Agrabad and Chandgaon Biswamoitri Vihar.
To mark the day, local dailies brought out some articles while Bangladesh Betar and Bangladesh Television, Chittagong centers aired special programmes highlighting the importance of the festival.
Besides, special prayers seeking continued peace and progress of the nation as well as global peace were offered in all monasteries.
