Bangladesh Celebrates Durga Puja

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Durga Puja draws record number of devotees in Bangladesh
Dhaka (PTI): Thousands of Hindu devotees joined the festivities in pre-dominantly Muslim Bangladesh to mark the end of the five-day Durga Puja, which culminated with the immersion of the idol of goddess Durga.

Tens of thousands of people participated in the 'Dashami Bihita Puja' or 'Bijoya Dashami Puja' marking the end of the five-day festival, which drew record number of followers in Dhaka and elsewhere.

Leaders of the community said 22,000 'puja mandaps' were erected this year, which is the highest number of makeshift prayer halls set up in the country.

"We celebrated the puja with all festivity and religious fervor in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country," Swapan Kumar Saha, senior vice president of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, the apex body of durga puja organising committees told PTI.

He added that the festival saw a record number of crowds in the past two days at Dhaka's main Dhakeswari National Temple where chief adviser of the interim government Fakhruddin Ahmed and leaders of major political parties exchanged greetings with devotees.

Bangabhaban presidential palace was illuminated with festival lights for the first time this year while President Iajuddin Ahmed hosted a reception earlier this morning to greet leaders of the Hindu community. source: the hindu

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