S.A. Shofiee, Sylhet :
Shops and shopping centres and different markets of Sylhet city witnessed a mad rush of shoppers yesterday as the five-day celebration of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of Bangalee Hindus, is knocking at the door. Most of the customers are Hindu community women who choose their dresses like sarees, salwar kameezes, fatuas, panjabis, three pieces, suits etc moving from shop to shop.
Puja shopping is not limited only to dresses or sarees, young girls and women are also busy looking for the perfect accessories to complement their choice of outfits. These include bags, jewelleries, and even cosmetics to enhance their dresses.
Besides, women and girls of affluent families are rushing to the beauty parlours while the affluent and fashionable males are rushing to the costly salons. Shopping centres and hawkers market in the city have launched new collections to attract and cater to Puja shoppers. The rush of customers at the shopping venues starts morning and runs till mid night.
The traditional dominance of red and white for Puja grabs has been sidelined with the infusion of many other brilliant colours to add individual expression to the festival.
