Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, will begin on Saturday with Maha Shasthi puja at temples across the country amid festivity and religious fervour.

The five-day annual celebration will begin with unveiling of the face of the deity and Kalparambho on the day of Maha Shasthi the day after tomorrow and it will end on October 5 with the immersion of the idols.

The incarnation (Bodhon) of the Goddess Durga is going to happen on Friday ahead of the puja on the day of Maha Panchami.

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will give separate messages on the occasion of the Durga Puja tomorrow.
 
Maha Saptami puja will be performed on October 2, Maha Ashtami on October 3 and Maha Nabami on October 4.
 
The Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion heralding the advent of goddess Durga, was celebrated on September 25.

BDST: 1933 HRS, SEP 29, 2022
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