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An artisan working on a set of idols in Dariapara area of Sylhet city. With Durga Puja less than a week away, artisans around the country are busy giving finishing touches to the idols Getting ready to usher in the goddess Dwoha Chowdhury With expansive fields of “kash phool” dancing in the breeze and beautiful azure sky speckled with cottony clouds turning into a kaleidoscope of pink, orange and gold during sunset -- autumn is here and so is the time to welcome Goddess Durga! Like elsewhere in the country, Sylhet city is buzzing with activity in preparation for the Sharadiya (autumnal) Durga Utsab. This year’s puja will be held on October 4-8. In autumn, Durga, the goddess of power, visits her father’s home on earth. The festival ends with the celebration of Bijaya Dashami when the goddess leaves earth for heaven. With the biggest religious festival of Bengali Hindu community just a few days away, artisans, organisers and instrumentalists are passing bu...

The ceremonies of the festival will take place from October 3 to October 8 this year Dhaka Tribune The works are in the final stage and the coloring of the idols are going on in full swing Bagerhat is all set to celebrate Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community, with an aim to hold the country’s biggest puja with 801 idols. The ceremonies of the festival will take place from October 3 to October 8 this year. Organizers and artisans are busy decorating mandaps and idols at different upazilas in the district  as the Durga Puja is only a few days away. This year, Durga Puja will be celebrated at 641 mandaps in the district For the past nine years, Liton Sikder, a businessman from Hakimpur village of Khanpur union, has been holding the biggest Durga Puja in Bagerhat and South Asia as well. Liton Sikdar, organizer of 'Sikder Barir Puja’ , said : '' I started Durga Puja here in 2010 with 201 idols. The number of idols have increase...

A sculptor adds finishing touches to Durga idols at Bangla Baza Rajib Dhar/Dhaka Tribune While the devotees celebrated Mahalaya in different Hindu temples, puja committees worked relentlessly, so that everything went on smoothly Hindus in different temples in the city are buzzing with excitement as sculptors give last-minute touches to idols of Durga in preparation for the five-day Sharodiya Utsab.  While the devotees celebrated Mahalaya in different Hindu temples, puja committees worked relentlessly, so that everything went on smoothly.  Mahalaya, considered as a ceremonial invocation of goddess Durga, is observed for seven days before the initiation of the Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community. Hindus believe the earth prepares itself, and welcomes the advent of the goddess Durga, and her children.  Kiriti Mitra, an engineer from Dhanmondi visited Shree Shree Siddheswari Kalimandir to celebrate Mahalaya. He told Dhaka...

An artisan makes murthis ahead of Durga Puja at Shitlabari Mandir in Khulna Sadar Source: Dhaka Tribune An artisan makes murthis ahead of Durga Puja in Khulna   WriteUp Artisans busy making clay idols ahead of Durga Puja Durga Puja, which is also known as Sharadotsav or Durgotsav, will start on October 4, across the country Sculpting of idols of goddess Durga continues in full swing, making artisans busy, as preparations are afoot to celebrate the upcoming Durga Puja, the greatest Hindu religious festival in the country. In Rajbari , Erection of idols of goddess Durga continues in full swing, making artisans busy, as preparations are afoot  for the upcoming Durga Puja, the biggest Hindu religious festival, in Rajbari district.   An idol of Durga, about 21 feet tall, has been erected in Bahrampur area of the district. Every day , hundreds of people throng  the area to watch the sculpting of the idol. The artisans are busy decorating the Du...