BARGUNA, Oct 5, 2021 (BSS) - Durga Puja, the largest religious festival
of the Hindu community, will be celebrated at 154 mandaps in the district
this year.

     Babu Sukh Ranjan Shil, president of Barguna district Puja Celebration
Parishad, said people of the community are passing their busiest days with
the works of decorating and painting idols and puja mandaps ahead of their
festival.

    A total of 154 puja mandaps will be erected and Durga Puja will be held
in compliance with all health rules in the district this year, he said.

     The five-day long festival will begin on October 11 with due respect and
religious fervor across the country and end on October 15 with immersion of
the idols of goddess Durga and other deities.

     Special security measures are being taken to ensure security and
peaceful celebrations during the festival, Superintendent of Police Jahangir
Mallick said.