Jumbangla Desk: The biggest religious festival of Sanatan religions, Sharidiya Durga Puja, is going to start from October 9. After the invocation of the goddess in the auspicious Mahalaya, now preparations are underway to welcome the goddess in the mandapam. Goddess Durga will come to mortal world from Kailash. Around this festival, last minute preparations are going on in mandapams across the country.

The clay work for making the idol has already been completed. Now everyone is waiting to take the statue to the mandap. So idol artists are busy day and night. Idol artists and organizers have no time to catch their breath.

Meanwhile, to attract the attention of the visitors coming to the temple for worship, various materials are being used for decoration. Theme-based decoration work is now going on in various temples. The mood of the festival is blowing all over the country. In the evening, the pujamandap will be filled with devotional chants with the smoke of incense, drums, uludbhani and kansar-mandira.

Durgotsava will begin on October 9 with Mahashasthi Puja. The five-day long festival will then conclude with visarjan on Mahasaptami, Mahaashtami, Mahanavami and Dasami (October 13). This year, Goddess Durga will arrive in the world on a swing and she will go back to heaven on a horse. Officially, Durga Puja will be celebrated in 32,666 Mandapams across the country this year.

On the surface, it has been seen in different temples of the capital, as usual preparations for worship are going on in various temples across the country including Dhakeshwari National Temple, Ramana Kali Temple, Ramakrishna Mission, Lalbagh Rishipara Temple, Rajarbagh Kali Mandir, Shankhari Bazar Temple, Siddheshwari Kali Temple. From early morning till late night, the idol artists are busy painting and painting the ineffably beautiful form of Goddess Durga. Artists do not have time to suffocate. Goddess Durga, Shiva, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Kartika, Ganesha, Asuras and other idols will get artificial life with the touch of their perfect hands.

Apart from this, some idols are wearing sarees, bracelets and other jewellery. Apart from this, people related to the puja are also busy with various works including lighting decoration, pandal making, mandap and its surroundings. As a result, on the occasion of Durgotsava, Hindus are dressed up. Some are busy shopping.

It is mentioned in 'Maha Chandi' that during Treta Yuga, Lord Rama Chandra Dashanan fought with Ravana. Goddess Adyashakti worshiped Mahamaya in autumn hoping to increase her strength to destroy sin and was able to win the battle and rescue Sita and kill Ravana. Since then, every year in the autumn, people of Sanatan religion have been celebrating Durgotsava. This year's Sharad Utsav ceremony started from Mahalaya on October 2. This Mahalaya marks the end of Pitra Paksha and the beginning of Goddess Paksha.

According to Hindu scriptures, Goddess Durga is invited to Martyah (earth) on Mahalaya Tithi. On this day in the morning Goddess Durga was invited to the mortal world through Chandipath. And with this, the Durga Puja ceremony begins.

In the meantime, the district administrations have held preparatory meetings keeping the Puja in front. The government has completed its preparations for the security of the puja mandap, maintaining law and order and various other relevant issues. The advisors and officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Religion have already held a meeting regarding the preparation of the puja. Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Parishad, Bangladesh Pooja Celebration Parishad, Dhaka Metropolitan Public Worship Committee and other stakeholders also participated in it.

Harichand Chakraborty, priest of Ramana Kali temple, said that Mahasashthi Kalpanarambha should be completed by 8:44 am on October 9. Abode and invocation of the goddess at bedtime. Goddess Mahasaptami Puja must be completed on October 10 at 7:53:27 AM. Mahashtami Puja starts at 6:52 AM on October 11 and Kumari Puja starts at 6:52 AM. After that Sandhi Puja should be completed within 7:41 minutes. On the same day Mahanavami starts after 7:41 am and Mahanavami must be completed within 9:57 am. Mahanavami Vihit Adhika Pooja must be completed within 6:12 minutes on 12th October. On the same day at 7:37 a.m. at the end of the Dasami Puja.

President of Bangladesh Puja Celebration Parishad Vasudev Dhar said that the preparations for the puja are almost complete now. Extensive preparations are being made for the puja at the central and peripheral levels throughout the country. We have already given instructions across the country to worship with religious solemnity. To involve people from all walks of life in worship. We have already held a meeting with the government. IGP and administration officials were present there along with the Home Advisor. They assured us that no untoward incident would happen around the puja. Even the administration and intelligence agencies are also preparing.

He said that every pujamanda will have its own volunteers, 'There is an attitude of trust among all. Hopefully, there will be no problem during the autumn festival. According to official calculations, Durga Puja will be celebrated in 32 thousand 666 Mandaps across the country.

Sri Sri Ramana Kali Mandir Autumn Durgotsava Celebration Committee convener Aparna Roy Das told Basas that there are only two days left for the puja. Hope we can celebrate our autumn festival well. Our preparation and idol making work is almost at an end now. Now the sculptors are working on the colors. We are working on Mandap. On the other side, the lighting work is going on. I hope to finish the two or two small incidental works. - Buss