RAJSHAHI, Sept 22, 2019 (BSS)- Preparation for celebrating the
forthcoming Durga Puja, largest religious festival for the Hindu community,
is going on everywhere in Rajshahi division including the Rajshahi metropolis
at present.
People of the community are passing their busiest days with the works of
decorating and painting idol and puja mondaps ahead of their festival.
Idol makers commonly known as Pauls are passing their busy days in the
final touch works of idols of Hindu deities. With only two weeks left, the
Pauls are working round the clock to make sure that the idols are ready in
time.
Kartik Paul, who is involved in idol-making profession for over 24
years, has made 34 idols in last two months in the current season and has
been working for some others at present. Taka 30,000 to 60,000 are spent for
each of the idols, he said.
He said that about one hundred Paul groups of Rajshahi are now busy
making idols for mandaps and they have already completed 80 per cent works of
making the idols.
Swapon Ghosh, a devotee who supervises a puja mandap in Kumarpara area
of the city, informed that preparations for the upcoming Durga Puja are on
the final stage.
Shyamal Kumar Ghosh, Rajshahi city unit general secretary of Hindu
Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad, told BSS that the Durga Puja will be
celebrated in festive mood here.
Decorations of temples, lighting, and setting up of mandaps are expected
to turn the city into a festive look within the next couple of days, he
added.
Deputy Inspector General of Police Hafiz Akter told BSS that the
Durgotsob will be celebrated in 3,282 puja mondaps in all eight districts
under the Rajshahi division in addition to 99 in Rajshahi city this year from
October 5 to 8.
Police administration of all the respective areas have chalked out
elaborate security measures to make the celebration a total success, he
added.
“We have adopted tight security measures to make the Rajshahi city’s
durga puja celebration festive and successful,” said Humayun Kabir,
Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police.