JASHORE, Oct 20, 2023 (BSS) - The five-day Durga Puja, the greatest religious festival of the Hindu Community, began through Moha Shashti in all eight upazilas, including eight Pourashavas, in the district today with due religious fervor, solemnity and festivity.

Dipankar Das Ratan, president of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, Jashore district unit, said a total of 733 puja mandaps have been erected in all eight upazilas and eight Pourashavas of the district this year. The devotees installed colorful images of the goddess Durga in the puja mandaps with attractive decorations.

A large number of devotees including women and children are visiting the puja mandaps and joining the rituals of the puja. Prasads are also being distributed to the visitors.

District administration and police administration have taken special security measures around all the puja mandaps to hold the festival in a peaceful and festive atmosphere.

Superintendent of Police Praloy Kumar Jowardar said CCTV cameras have been installed at 600 puja Mandaps of the district.

Strong security measures have been taken for smooth holding of the puja all over the district, he added.

The monitoring teams were working at the district and upazila levels, Dipankar Das Ratan said.

On the other hand, the government has also distributed a total of 366.5 tonnes of rice to the committee of the puja mandaps of the district to assist the Hindu community to celebrate the festival smoothly, he said.