CHATTOGRAM, Oct 10, 2024 (BSS) – Maha Saptami, the second day of five-day long Sharadio Durga Puga, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, was celebrated today in the city as elsewhere in the district with due festivity, joy and traditional enthusiasm.

A large number of Hindu devotees were seen thronging at different puja
mandaps to offer their Saptami puja, 'Kola Bao and Nabo Potrika puja' today.

The devotees from all walks of life from Hindu community visited the J M Sen
Hall, Ramkrishna Mission, Hazari Lane, Sadharghat Kalibari, Krishna Kumari,
Patharghat and Goashil Danga most attractive puja mondops of the city to
perform their -- Saptami Puja  this morning.

The devotees participated in cultural function at 4 pm today on the J M Sen
Hall premises and a discussion meeting.

Religious chorus and chanting of sacred Geeta were performed peacefully by
the devotees at every puja mandaps, said the Hindu community leaders.
Chattogram Metropolitan and district police and Puja committee source said,
there was no report of any untoward incidents centring puja celebrations.

 "A three tire security measures has taken during the Durga Puja festival so
that the religious carnival could be celebrated amid festivity and religious
fervour" the source added.  

Talking to the journalists Advocate Chandhon Talukdar, leader of Chattogram
City Puja Udjapon Parisad said they are satisfied for adequate arrangements
and support from the administration for peaceful celebration of the biggest
religious festival of the Hindu community.