Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi joined Durga Puja celebrations at several venues in Dhaka, extending greetings to devotees, students and organizers on the occasion of the Hindu festival.
Trivedi visited the Durga Puja festivities at Jagannath Hall of the University of Dhaka, where he shared the festive spirit with students, organizers and devotees.
On the occasion of Maha Ashtami, he inaugurated the distribution of Mahaprasad at Dhakeshwari National Temple, joining devotees in observing the religious festival.
He also visited Ramna Kali Mandir, where he conveyed his best wishes to devotees celebrating Durga Puja.
The Indian High Commissioner attended celebrations organized by the Gulshan-Banani Sarbajanin Puja Foundation in Dhaka and extended greetings to the organizers and devotees.
Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, is celebrated across Bangladesh with religious rituals, cultural programs and gatherings at temples and makeshift pandals.