Photo shows idols of deities during Hindu Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 3, 2022. (Xinhua)
DHAKA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- With due religious fervor, Durga Puja, the biggest annual Hindu festival, which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga, began on Saturday in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka.
The festival is also marked by scripture recitations, performance arts, revelry, gift-giving, family visits, feasting, and public processions. During the five-day festival, the Goddess Durga is worshipped in her different forms.
Devotees worship at a temple on the occasion of Hindu Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 3, 2022. (Xinhua)
Devotees light candles at a temple on the occasion of Hindu Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 3, 2022. (Xinhua)
A devotee worships at a temple on the occasion of Hindu Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 3, 2022. (Xinhua)
A devotee lights candles at a temple on the occasion of Hindu Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 3, 2022. (Xinhua)
A devotee worships at a temple on the occasion of Hindu Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 3, 2022. (Xinhua) ■
