Chandpur: Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, will be celebrated at 224 mandaps in all eight upazilas of the district this year.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, district administration sources have confirmed that 42 mandaps will be set up in Sadar upazila, 6 in Haimchar, 34 in Matlab Uttar, 34 in Matlab Dakshin, 29 in Hajiganj, 22 in Faridganj, 19 in Shahrasti, and 38 mandaps will be erected in Kachua upazila.
Subhash Roy, President of the District Puja Udjapan Parishad, shared that preparations for this year’s Durga Puja are progressing across the district. Tapan Chakraborty, priest of the district’s central Sri Sri Kalibari Temple, detailed that this year, Goddess Durga will arrive and depart in a grand manner, with her arrival on an elephant and departure in a palanquin.
The Durga festival will commence with Mahalaya on Sunday, September 21, and continue with Maha Panchami on September 27. Maha Shasthi will be celebrated on September 28, followed by Maha Saptami on September 29, Maha Ashtami on September 30, and Maha Nabami on October 1. The festival will conclude with Bijoya Dashami on October 2.
Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Mohsin Uddin has visited several puja mandaps in the town, assuring full cooperation, including security arrangements, to ensure peaceful and smooth celebrations.