Odisha soaks in Durga Puja celebrations
Bhubaneswar (09/10/2024): Enthusiastic crowd of hundreds of thousands of devotees flocked to the Durga puja mandaps spread across the state on the occasion of Maha Sasthi. Today, Maha Saptami puja will be performed at Shakti Peeths, while Maha Shashthi puja will be held at pandals.
The Bilwabaran will take place during Maha Shashthi.
Various puja committees in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack have made elaborate arrangements for the festivities. In Bhubaneswar, attractive pandals have been set up at Sahid Nagar, Nayapalli, Rasulgarh, Bomikhal, Badagada, Ganganagar and Old Town areas. Similarly, puja committee in Choudhury Bazaar, Alisa Bazaar, Khan Nagar, Bajrakabati Road, Mangalabag, Balu Bazaar, and Ranihat in Cuttack have also erected colourful pandals to attract visitors. Devotees also thronged temples and pandals to offer prayers to Goddess Durga.
