Durga Puja ends today

Children before the idol of goddess Durga at a mandap in Goalnagar in Old Dhaka.
Children before the idol of goddess Durga at a mandap in Goalnagar in Old Dhaka.

Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, ends on Friday with the immersion of idols of goddess Durga across the country, according to UNB.

This year, the religious festival is being celebrated at some 31,000 puja mandaps throughout the country, including the capital.

Devotees in their tearful eyes will bid farewell to the mother deity and her children - Lakshmi, Saraswati, Kartik and Ganesh - through the immersion of their idols in the water wishing Durga's return next year.

Meanwhile, there will be strict security measures in place so that Durga Puja ends peacefully.