Durga Puja Concludes Festively in Rajshahi

The five-day Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community ended today with the immersion of the idols of Goddess Durga in the river Padma.

The last day rituals of the festival were celebrated amid much enthusiasm and festivity.

‘Prasad' and sweets were distributed among the devotees as well as people belonging to other communities, who visited the Puja Mandaps.

Marking the Bijoya Dashami, women devotees were seen pasting vermillion (Sindur) on the forehead of Goddess Durga and among themselves amid a joyous and festive mood.

The idols were taken to the river Padma, ponds, canals and other water bodies for immersion with colourful processions, dancing and singing `kirton'.

Thousands of devotees joined the ritual when the idols were being carried to the nearby rivers particularly from all mandaps or makeshift pavilions for immersion.

Additional security measures were arranged at all the immersion points. Divers of the Fire Service and Civil Defense were deployed there to avert any untoward incident.

Members of police, SRB, BGB and Ansar-VDP were on duty round-the-clock since the beginning of the Durga Puja festival.

Officials, politicians and leaders of different socio-cultural organizations visited different puja mandaps.

The Durga Puja was celebrated when 3,449 puja mandaps had been set up across eight districts under Rajshahi division, excluding 109 mandaps in Rajshahi city.

Earlier this afternoon, Administrator of Rajshahi City Corporation, Mahfuzur Rahman Riton, visited various Puja mandaps in Rajshahi metropolis. At that time, he exchanged Sharadiya Durga Puja greetings with the followers of Sanatan Dharma.

The RCC Administrator started the program by visiting the Pabapara Chaturbedi Puja Mandap in the city. After that, he visited the Rajarhata Kali Mandir Puja Mandap, Rajarhata Shiva Mandir Puja Mandap, and Harijan Shiva Mandir Puja Mandap.

During the visit, the RCC Administrator exchanged greetings with the followers of Sanatan Dharma and inquired about everyone's participation in the joyful and festive atmosphere of Sharadiya Durga Puja.

This afternoon, Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police, Mohammad Faizul Kabir, visited Mannujan Ghat, the largest designated immersion site for idol immersion on the occasion of Sharadiya Durga Festival in Rajshahi metropolis.