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Bangladesh: Durga Puja begins tomorrow with Maha Shasthi

Bangladesh: Durga Puja begins tomorrow with Maha Shasthi

By Mir Afroz Zaman
Dhaka, Sep 30 (UNI) Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, will begin tomorrow with Maha Shasthi puja at temples across the country amid festivity and religious fervour.
The five-day annual celebration will begin with unveiling of the face of the deity and Kalparambho on Maha Shasthi and it will end on October 5 with the immersion of the idols on the day of Bijaya Dashami.

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