In pictures: Durga Puja around Bangladesh

Publish : 26 Sep 2017, 07:41 PMUpdate : 26 Sep 2017, 07:41 PM

A Durga Puja mandap in Chittagong | Anwar Hussain/Dhaka Tribune

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) DG Benazir Ahmed assures of security measures at Banani Durga Mandap (pavilion) | Focus Bangla

Idols of Goddess Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Kartik and Ganesh are ready for the Puja in Barisal | Anisur Rahman Swapan/Dhaka Tribune

In a u2018Pratimalayu2019 (idol-making workshop) in Chittagong, an idol of Saraswati awaits decoration | Anwar Hussain/Dhaka Tribune

An artisan paints an idol of Karthik in his workshop, in Chittagong | Anwar Hussain/Dhaka Tribune

A young devotee lights candles at Dhakeshwari temple | Focus Bangla

A Durga Puja mandap, ready for the festival at Dhakeshawri Temple | Focus Bangla

An installation of goddess Durga, astride a lion killing a demon, is accompanied by her four children: Lakshmi, Saraswati, Karthik and Ganesh in Gopalganj | Manoj Kumar Saha/Dhaka Tribune

A craftsman places the final touches on the decorated idol at a mandap in Jamalpur | Biswajit Deb/Dhaka Tribune

Pristine while idols of Hindu deities await adoration from devotees in Magura | Khan Majharul Khan/Dhaka Tribune

A Durga Puja mandap in Noakhali, depicting Goddess Durga, astride a lion killing the buffalo demon Mahesha and flanked by her four children | Ranjit Chandra Kuri/Dhaka Tribune