Durga Puja: Maha Saptami celebrated with pomp, décor - The

Maha Saptami, the second day of the five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, was celebrated today amid due religious fervor and gaiety. Temples and makeshift mandaps witnessed huge devotees and visitors as beautifully crafted idols of Goddess Durga were installed formally on Maha Shasthi on Sunday. Though puja began from Maha Shasthi, devotees started visiting puja pandals and mandaps from today (the day of Maha Saptami). Dressed in traditional red and white color sharee and panjabi, huge number of devotees were seen visiting puja pandals across the country this evening. Temples and mandaps have been illuminated and decorated gorgeously marking the puja. Earlier, Maha Saptami puja was held across the country this morning as nabapatrika, nine plants including a banana tree tied...