Festive fervor has gripped Mymensingh’s Gafargaon and South Gafargaon upazilas as the Hindu community prepares to celebrate the largest religious festival, Sharadiya Durga Puja, commencing with Maha Shashthi rituals.
According to Dilip Kumar Roy, President, and Sri Anil Roy, General Secretary of the Upazila Puja Udjapan Parishad, a total of 20 mandaps have been set up across the two upazilas this year—10 in Gafargaon Upazila and 10 in South Gafargaon (Pagla). In Gafargaon, 5 mandaps are located within the municipality, 2 in Yashra Union, and 1 each in Raona, Gafargaon, and Barbaria unions. In South Gafargaon, Niguari Union hosts 4 mandaps, Tangab Union 2, and 1 each in Panchbag, Paithol, Usthi, and Mashakhali unions.
The five-day festival will feature Kumari Puja on Monday (October 19) and conclude with Bijoya Dashami idol immersion on Wednesday (October 21). Gafargaon Upazila Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Oikya Parishad President Chittaranjan Ghosh expressed satisfaction with local arrangements. To guarantee peaceful celebrations, Gafargaon Police Station OC Md. Moniruzzaman Sheikh and Pagla Police Station OC Md. Aminul Islam confirmed mandatory CCTV installation at every pavilion alongside continuous police and Ansar mobile patrols. Gafargaon UNO Mohammad Yusuf and South Gafargaon UNO Jannatul Naaim reaffirmed that inter-departmental administrative measures are fully operational to ensure a harmonious environment.
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Reported by K. M. Nazmul Huda, Gafargaon, Mymensingh • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
