Steps to hold peaceful puja in Barisal
Our Correspondent, Barisal
Preparations are afoot to celebrate Durga Puja, the greatest religious festival of the Hindu community, here with due religious fervour and festivity. As Durga Puja falls in the holy month of Ramadan, special arrangements have been taken to maintain peaceful atmosphere during the period, Barisal superintendent of police (SP) Mainur Rahman Chowdhury told this correspondent. This year, 390 puja mandops (altars) are likely to be erected throughout the district. Of those, 27 mandops will be set up in Barisal city and 363 in other areas of the district. Sculptors are now busy in giving final touches to the goddess. When contacted, District Puja Udjapon Parishad secretary Manik Mukharjee told this correspondent the number of mandops will increase this year.
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Finishing touches being given to images of goddess Dugra in Barisal ahead of the puja beginning on Saturday. PHOTO: STAR |
