Durga Puja begins today
Sunday, 5 October 2008
Durga Puja, the largest religious festival for Hindus in Bangladesh, begins Sunday as Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations, the major religious event for Muslims, concluded, reports bdnews24.com.
The five-day festivities are formally launched with 'Devi Bodhon', when the goddess Durga, wife of Shiva, is invited to visit earth.
Durga Puja is officially recognised as a government holiday, with festivals organised in every district centre, as well as in the thanas and villages. In 2007, over 20,000 separate Puja festivals were held in the country.
Puja preparations over the weekend included erecting pavilions or pandals for worship, and artists giving the final decorating touches to idols of the goddess Durga in Old Dhaka among many other places in the capital and countrywide.
The five-day festivities are formally launched with 'Devi Bodhon', when the goddess Durga, wife of Shiva, is invited to visit earth.
Durga Puja is officially recognised as a government holiday, with festivals organised in every district centre, as well as in the thanas and villages. In 2007, over 20,000 separate Puja festivals were held in the country.
Puja preparations over the weekend included erecting pavilions or pandals for worship, and artists giving the final decorating touches to idols of the goddess Durga in Old Dhaka among many other places in the capital and countrywide.