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Durga Puja preparation is going on in full swing across the country with only three days left for the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, reports BSS.
The annual five-day Sharadiya Durgotsab will begin with the unveiling of the face of the deity and Kalparambho on the day of Maha Shasthi on October 1.
The festival will end with the immersion of the idols of the Goddess Durga on Bijoya Dashami on October 5.
The countdown of Durga Puja began with the celebration of the Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion heralding the advent of goddess Durga, was celebrated on Sunday.
Idol makers and artisans are now passing their busiest time in giving the final touches on idols for Durga Puja at puja mandaps across the country.
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.
The Parishad in a press briefing on Saturday informed that the number of puja mandaps was 32,118 across the country in the previous year.
Parishad's President JL Bhowmik said Mahalaya 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.
Bd-pratidin English/Ishrar Tabassum
