Celebration of Durga Puja begins in Bagerhat

Bagerhat Correspondent :

Celebration of the 5-day long Durga Puja, the greatest religious festival of Bengali Hindu community started in Bagerhat district town and it’s all the nine Upazilas on Wednesday holding with Maha Sasthi on the pandels of Puja Mandops with the unveiling of the face of the Deity and Kalparambho on the day with religious fervour, gaiety, solemnity, peaceful and happy atmosphere. According to the belief of the Hindu community, this year Goddess Durga appeared on the earth by litter and will leave the same by horse.

According to the General Secretary of Bagerhat district unit of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad (BPUP), as many as 640 Puja Mandops (pandels) were erected in Bagerhat district town and it’s all the nine Upazilas.

The number of Puja Mandops in the district town is 13 while the number of Upazila wise Puja Madnops is 153 in Chitalmari, 115 in Bagerhat Sadar, 76 in Morrelganj, 84 in Mollahat, 67 in Fakirhat, 42 in Kachua, 39 in Rampal, 37 in Mongla and 24 in Sharankhola.