JOYPURHAT, Sept 10, 2022 (BSS) - Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, will be celebrated at 310 mandaps in the district this year.

The five-day long festival will begin on October 1 with due respect and religious fervor across the country and end on October 5 with immersion of the idols of goddess Durga and other deities.

District Puja Udjapon Committee's president Advocate Hrishikesh Sarkar said mandaps will be erected 98 in Sadar upazila, 34 in Kalai Upazila, 45 in Khetlal upazila, 48 in Akkelpur upazila and 85 in Panchbibi upazila of the district.

The artisans are now passing busy time, making the clay images of Goddess Durga, he said.

All kinds of step will be taken to celebrate the Durga Puja in a festive atmosphere.The monitoring team will work at the district and upazila level, he added.