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Devotees worship a young girl as the living embodiment of Goddess Durga during the Kumari Puja ritual on Maha Ashtami of Sharadiya Durga Puja at the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission in Dhaka. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Durga Puja: A festival of faith, art and Bengali culture

Bamboo, straw, clay, fabric, lights and other decorative materials can transform an ordinary space into something extraordinary for a few days.

Across the entire Faridpur district, preparations are underway at 781 Puja mandaps, including 198 in Faridpur Sadar upazila and the municipality, Photo: TBS

Faridpur Durga Puja pandal to showcase 277 idols from Hindu myths, folklore

Participants attend the two-day 'Karam festival' at Jahangirnagar University last night (27 August), celebrating the traditional culture and heritage of Indigenous communities. Photo: TBS

Indigenous community celebrates traditional Karam festival at Jahangirnagar University

Mahasnan Yatra festival. Photo: BSS

Mahasnan Yatra festival concludes peacefully in Dinajpur

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam inaugurated Harmony Festival by cutting ribbon at Fulchhara Tea Garden in Sreemangal today. Photo : Courtesy

Harmony Festival begins in Sreemangal to promote cultural tourism

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Buddha Purnima to be observed today

People celebrate Shakrain festival in Old Dhaka. Shakrain, an annual event, is celebrated at the end of Poush, the ninth month of the Bengali calendar. It is one of the oldest annual festivals of Bangladesh. File Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Who are opposing Shakrain?

Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Chattogram DC Park bursts into colour as month-long flower festival kicks off

Hason Raja. Photo: UNB

Two-day Hason Raja folk festival begins in Sylhet today

Siraj Ali Khan performed authentic Raag Hemant in the traditional Maihar gharana style, which was created by his great-grandfather. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Ustad Alauddin Khan’s sarod still sings, 150 years on

Kathin Chibar Dan to be celebrated tomorrow

Kathin Chibar Dan to be celebrated tomorrow

The streets are lined with vendors selling everything from traditional sweets to small toys and trinkets for children. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Lights, rituals and festivities: How the streets of Dhaka embrace Durga Puja

Shoppers are busy purchasing festive clothes and accessories ahead of Durga Puja. Photo: Collected

Shopping gains momentum in capital ahead of Durga Puja