GOPALGANJ, Oct 11, 2021 (BSS) - Celebration of the five-day Durga Puja,

largest religious festival for the Hindu community, began in the district
with Goddess Bodhan like other parts of the country amid great enthusiasm and
festive mood here today.

   The Durga puja is being celebrated at 228 puja mandaps in the district
with special arrangements amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
situation.

   The festival features puja, arti, recitation from scriptures, distribution
of prashad, offering of devotional songs and drumming.

   A large number of devotees have started visiting different puja mandaps to
have a look at Goddess Durga.

   The government has already allocated 500-kg of rice for each puja mandap
in the district.

   Decorations of temples, lighting, and setting up of mandaps have already
turned into a festive look.

   The celebration will end through the immersion of idols of goddess Durga
on Bijoya Dashami.

   Meanwhile, stringent security measures were taken at every puja mandap in
the district to avert any untoward incident during the biggest religious
festival of the Hindu community.