Puja in all its pomp and pageantry

Photo: Mumit M.

Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bengali Hindu community, ended on September 28 through the immersion of the goddess. These photos, taken at different puja mandaps in Narayanganj city and adjacent areas, narrate the festivity and age-old traditions of the five-day long puja. Well-decorated entrance to the Amlapara mandap and colorful lights around the city were just some of the attractions. The annual festival is a celebration of the worship of 'Shakti' (divine force) embodied in the goddess Durga. It symbolises the eternal battle between good and evil where the dark forces eventually succumb to the divine.