DHAKA: The five-day Durga Puja will be concluded here on Monday with the observation of Bijoya Dashami and idols of the goddess immersed in various rivers in the country.

The idols of Goddess Durga, in Dhaka, would be immersed in the river Buriganga. Prior to this, there will be processions with the idol towards the river in the afternoon.

Once, the observation of Durga Puja was limited within the Kotwali Thana of Old Dhaka. But, with the passage of time, the Puja has spread all over the capital.

In 2013, the Durga Puja has been observed in more than 29,000 Puja Mandapa’s (Pier) around the country.

In Dhaka, the numbers of Puja Mandapa’s are 212.

BDST: 1000 HRS, OCT 14, 2013
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