Durga Puja preparations going on full swing in Gaibandha | District

GAIBANDHA, Sept 23, 2025 (BSS) - Preparations for celebrating Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, are progressing rapidly across the district as the annual event draws nearer. The annual five-day Sharadiya Durgotsab will begin with the unveiling of the face of the deity on the day of Maha Shasthi on September 28. The festival will end with the immersion of the idols of the Goddess Durga on Bijoya Dashami on October 2. This year, a total of 585 puja mandaps will be erected in all seven upazilas of the district, General Secretary of the District Puja Celebration Parishad Bimol Kumar Sarker said while talking to the BSS correspondent here this morning. Of the total, 101 mandaps...