Durga Puja is being celebrated in many parts of country

Durga Puja is being celebrated with traditional enthusiasm in many parts of the country. Today is Maha Navami. In Assam, various pandals have been set up reflecting contemporary issues including rhino poaching, women empowerment. Several Durga puja pandals have completed 400 years of celebration in the state. 

In West Bengal, under privileged boys and girls from tea gardens of Darjeeling hills have been chosen to judge the Durgapuja Pandals in Kolkota. In Odisha, heavy rush of devotees was witnessed at all



Puja Mandaps across the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and other towns and rural areas as well. 

President Pranab Mukherjee has called upon the people to take pledge for a cleanliness drive. Addressing a gathering at his ancestral place Kirnahar in Birbhum district of West Bengal yesterday, he said together people can clean this vast country and they must take pledge to follow the cleanliness measures. Mr Mukherjee is staying at his ancestral place in in Birbhum for Durga Puja celebrations.