Durga Puja ends with immersion of idols
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Published: 15:20, 19 October 2018
Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Desk Report: Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, ended on Friday with the immersion of Goddess Durga idols across the country.
The main traditional puja procession, started from Dhakeshwari Temple around 4:00pm and ended at Sadarghat on the banks of the Buriganga.
Devotees with tearful eyes said farewell to the mother deity and her children - Lakshmi, Saraswati, Kartik and Ganesh - through the immersion of their idols in the water while wishing Durga's return next year.
The number of puja mandaps has increased this year to 31,272, including 234 in Dhaka city.
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