Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the country's Hindu community, will be celebrated in 257 mandaps in the capital this year.
According to Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad (BPUP), the five-day Sharadiya Durgotsab will begin Wednesday with unveiling the face of the deity.
The inaugural day is called 'Maha Shashthi' to be featured with various rituals-Kalparambho, Adhibash and Abahon (invocation).
The festival will end with the immersion of the idols of the Goddess Durga on Bijoya Dashami on October 13 (Sunday).
In the capital Dhaka, the major puja mandaps would be erected at Dhakeshwari National Temple, Ramkrishna Math and Mission, Banani, Kalabagan, Shakhari Bazar, Shiddeshwari Kali Mandir, Ramna Kali Mandir. —BSS
