Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Maha Navami, the fourth day of Sharadiyo Durga Puja of Hindu community, is being celebrated today with offering puja and anjali to Goddess Durga and sacrificing pumpkins, bananas and cucumbers at temples and makeshift mandaps across the country.

The Puja is being celebrated at 33,355 mandaps this year amidst stringent security arrangement, according to the home ministry.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said that Durga Puja is being celebrated at 254 Puja Mandaps across the capital city.

Today, temples and mandaps will see the highest number of devotees and visitors as the five-day festival will come to an end tomorrow on the final day of Bijaya Dashami with immersion of idols.On Navami, Dunuchi Nach draws the special att...