Bijaya Dashami today

The five-day Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, ends today (Wednesday) with the immersion of the idols of Goddess Durga and her offspring in water bodies across the country amid festivity.

Bijaya Dashami began at 6.30am.

Maha Nabami Puja was celebrated on Tuesday, the fourth day of the festival. The Maha Ashtami was celebrated on Monday and all devotees offered anjali (worship) at temples throughout the country. Kumari Puja was also celebrated.

On Sunday, Maha Saptami was celebrated with much enthusiasm and religious fervor.

Durga Puja is being celebrated at 32,168 mandaps across the country this year including 241 in the capital, according to Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad.