প্রকাশ: 30/09/2022
Durga
Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, will
begin on Saturday with Maha Shasthi puja at temples across the country amid
festivity and religious fervour.
The
five-day annual celebration will begin with unveiling of the face of the deity
and Kalparambho on the day of Maha Shasthi the day after tomorrow and it will
end on October 5 with the immersion of the idols.
The
incarnation (Bodhon) of the Goddess Durga is going to happen on Friday ahead of
the puja on the day of Maha Panchami.
Idol
makers and artisans have already readied idols for Durga Puja while some others
are still passing busiest time in giving the final touches on idols at puja
mandaps.
Generally,
the idols are made diligently and methodically by the artisans to create
exquisite pieces of artistry.
Durga Puja
will be celebrated at 32,168 mandaps across the country this year including 241
in the capital, according to Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad.
Earlier,
the parishad in a press briefing informed that the number of puja mandaps was
32,118 across the country in the previous year.
Parishad's
President JL Bhowmik said volunteers will work at every puja mandaps round the
clock during the five-day Durga Puja to help the law enforcement agencies to
avert any untoward situation.
In
the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of puja mandaps decreased
slightly in the previous year but this year the number increased.
In
the capital Dhaka, the main puja mandaps are at Dhakeshwari National Temple,
Ramkrishna Mission and Math, Kalabagan, Banani, Shakhari Bazar and Ramna Kali
Mandir.
In major
divisional cities including port city Chattogram, Rajshahi, Khulna and Sylhet
and district towns including Faridpur, Dinajpur, Jashore, Kushtia, Satkhira,
also witness massive celebration of Durga Puja.
Puja
shopping also got momentum in the last week ahead of Puja as major markets and
malls were crowded with customers. Many people are still busy in puja shopping
on the last days ahead of Puja.
Durga
Puja signifies the birth of Durga with the blessings of gods, as a collective
energy, to fight the demon king Mahishasura.
Exquisitely
crafted and decorated life-size clay idols of the Goddess Durga depicting her
slaying the demon Mahishasura are being set up in temples and Durga Puja
mandaps ahead of the celebration.
These
idols will be worshiped for five days and immersed in the river on the fifth
day. The puja is performed in temples, homes and temporary mandaps.
The
celebrations also include other major deities of Hinduism such as goddess
Lakshmi (goddess of wealth, prosperity), Saraswati (goddess of knowledge and
music), Ganesha (god of good beginnings) and Kartikeya (god of war).
Stringent
security measures will be taken across the country during the celebration of
Durga Puja to avert any untoward situation.
Earlier,
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed said flawless security
measures will be ensured during the Sharadiya Durga Puja celebration across the
country.
"We
have already taken three tiers of security measures at mandaps ahead of Durga
Puja and it will continue will the end of the puja," the IGP said.
He said
necessary CCTV cameras will be installed at puja pandals and mandaps while
handheld metal detectors and archway gates will also be set up.
He said
necessary volunteers will be engaged round the clock at puja mandaps while
separate entry and exit routes for men and women, adequate lights at puja
mandaps and pandals and the places of immersion, standby generator or charger
lights will have to be arranged.
The IGP
urged all to call the National Emergency Service-999 in case of emergency.
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