A devotee offering puja on the night of Mahanavami at Narinda Shahebbari Temple yesterday. -Mostafizur Rahman
Mahanavami was celebrated with great gusto across the country on the third day of Durga Puja yesterday. In particular, the capital Dhaka was taken a sparkling look on this occasion. Though it is a festival of Hindu community, people of all religions gathered at different puja mandaps with merriment and joy in the festive vibe, gorging on delicious snacks and participating in cultural events which will consolidate the cultural and religious bondage in the country. According to the Hindu scripture, Navratri festivities continue for nine days and Mahanavami is the last day of Navratri. It is also the third day of Durga Puja.
Navami is believed to be the last day of Goddess Durga's fight with the buffalo demon Mahishasura. The battle that continued for days, ended on the tenth day, which is celebrated as Vijay Dashmi, on which Goddess Durga defeated Mahishasura.
The rituals for Navami start with a holy bath followed with a special Shodhasopachar of the deity. This year Goddess Durga has come to Her devotees boarding a boat with the auspicious message with a view to establishing fraternity, equality and justice for them who are used to leading their life with Almighty Goddess's messages, and annihilating the evil forces deviated from the right course of the human society. Goddess Durga's arrival by boat to the devotees means good omen, and it reveals the prosperity and development of society, according Hindu scholars.
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