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Download PDF Hindu devotees yesterday celebrated Kumari Puja, worship of the virgin form of Goddess Durga, at different mandaps across the country amid fanfare. Mahanabami puja will be held today.
According to the lunar schedule, Mahanabami puja will begin at 7:40am. Nabami Bhog (food and fruits) is offered to Durga, who is worshipped as the goddess of supreme power. The bhog is later distributed among devotees.
Thousands of people yesterday gathered at the Ramakrishna Mission Temple in the city to worship Kumari Durga in a six-year old girl adorned with flowers and jewellery, alta on her feet and a tilak of sindur (vermilion) on her forehead.
Arati was performed along with beats of drums (dhak), blowing of conches, bells and cymbals and high-pitched ululation during the Kumari Puja from 11:00am to 11:40am.
Traditionally, a girl aged between six and 12, who symbolises the virgin form of the goddess, is worshipped in front of the idol of Durga.
Kumari Puja was also celebrated at different mandaps in Narayanganj, Barisal, Sylhet, Habiganj, Dinajpur and other parts of the country, especially at all Ramakrishna Mission temples.
Sandhi Puja was celebrated yesterday evening across the country.
Thousands of people from all walks of life visited the puja mandaps in the city. Large mandaps including those at the Jagannath Hall of Dhaka University, Ramakrishna Mission, Ramna Kali Mandir, Siddheswari Kali Mandir, Kalabagan, Tantibazar, Shankharibazar, Banglabazar, Mohakhali and Farm Gate, were crowded with visitors.
The biggest celebration of Durga Puja in the country has been organised by the Maliaghat Madhyapara Sarbajanin Puja Temple of Ratandia union under Pangsha upazila in Rajbari district with 32 separate mandaps. The celebration will continue up to October 26 although elsewhere the puja will end on October 21 through the immersion of the idol of Durga.
Fairs have been organised surrounding the puja mandaps in the city. Programmes of arati, blood donation, distribution of prasad, and anjali are being held at the mandaps every day.
Durga Puja, the greatest religious festival of the Hindus, is the worship of “Shakti” or the Divine Power. Durga symbolises the fight between the evil and the good, the dark forces eventually succumbing to the Divine.
Leaders of all political, social and cultural organisations and members of civil society also visited the puja mandaps and exchanged greetings with the priests and the visiting Hindu devotees.
October 21st, 2007 at 2:58 pm
We are guided by ALMIGHTY ALLAH that there is no compulsion & again We have been guided to worship one ALLAH!
Though original christian,Jew & Hindu Sciriptures
contained the same guidance in the present world no one follow the true form of Religion
but Muslim. But if you look at the Indian Brama Samaj which contained membership of many learned people they donot worship any Idol. Their temple contain no Idol. They believe in one Invisible ALMIGHTY GOD & all educated Hindus may study Islam & philosophy of Brama Samaj they may discover the truth that there is no reincurnation
(No Punor Janam) but Reserrection(Day of Judgement).
May ALLAH forgive our Sins & all true believers
in ONE NESS of ALLAH & all Holy Scriptures & Holy Prophets & the last Prophet Mohammed(MSAS) without
attacking other non Muslims or destroying their
places of worship.
Islam propagates Universal peace!
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