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Milon Kanti Dutta, president of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, said this in a discussion and exchange of views on various aspects of Durga Puja at the Dhakeswari temple on Saturday.
He said, “Considering the Corona infection situation, Kumari Puja will not be held in any mandapa in Dhaka this year. However, there may be virgin worship in some places outside of Dhaka. “
Several religious ceremonies are being shortened this year to prevent coronavirus infection due to the epidemic.
He said there were no reports of idols being broken except in one or two places this year.
Nirmal Kumar Chatterjee, Secretary General of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, said: “I call this Durgotsab as ‘Durga Puja’ because it is necessary to avoid the problems related to the festival and limit it to sattvic puja.”
This time Mahalaya was on September 16. But according to the calendar, this time Ashwin’s month is the ‘Bad month’, which means evil month. That is why this time it will be in the month of Kartik without worshiping the goddess in Ashwin. According to the calendar, Bodhan will be on the 22nd of Mahasasthi Tithi and the main ritual of Durgotsab will start the next day through Saptami Puja. The Durga Puja formality will end on October 26 in Mahadashami.
On August 26, the Puja Celebration Council gave 27-point guidelines on how to perform puja according to the health rules. Later, in light of the decision of the meeting focused on the bidding chaired by the Minister of the Interior on October 4, additional 6-point instructions have been given.
Following the instructions, this time there will be no different cultural arrangements for the bid. Anjali was instructed to be assisted by Facebook Live during the donation.
Nirmal said: “No more than 25 to 50 people can come directly to the places where Anjali will take place. I have instructed to close the puja mandapa at 9 pm after the evening prayer. “
The Bangladesh Puja Celebration Council had previously banned the distribution of prasad and the Vijaya Dashmi procession during Durga Puja.
Nirmal Chatterjee said: “It is a prayer that on the seventh day, the world will be tax free and return to normal life. We have to take care so that health regulations are not violated due to public meetings ”.
According to the 28-point directive of the Puja Celebration Council, the organization of the mahalaya will be limited this time, and health rules must be followed at each job.
The guidelines also state that songs other than devotional music should not be played, that microphones or public address systems should not be used, that visitors should not be allowed in the puja mandapa ‘too long’ and that visitors should be discouraged. Visitors entering after the night’s rest.
According to the instructions given by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the mandapa or temple authorities are prohibited from distributing khichuri or similar offerings in addition to the offerings.
He has been ordered to abandon the idol by avoiding the procession on Vijaya Dashmi day on October 26. In this case, the authorities of the temple or mandapa concerned will take steps to abandon the idol on their own initiative in accordance with hygiene regulations.
According to the Bangladesh Puja Celebration Council, the number of Durga Puja mandapas across the country was 31,398 last year. This time the number has dropped to 30,223.
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