In pictures: Durga Puja ends with immersion

Published at 05:38 pm October 19th, 2018

A sculptor puts the finishing touches on the idols days before the Durga Puja in Ishwardi, Pabna on October 13, 2018 | Focus Bangla
Sons pay homage to their mothers symbolically in 'Worship of the Living Mother,' a recent phenomenon in Madaripur for the past two years in this photo on October 14, 2018 | Dhaka Tribune
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visits Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka to mark the beginning of the Durga Puja on October 15, 2018 | Focus Bangla
Devotees engage in chants during Puja at a temple in Bogra on October 16, 2018 | Dhaka Tribune
Devotees symbolically worship a prepubescent girl as the embodiment of the Kumari Devi (Virgin Goddess) at Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka on October 17, 2018 | Syed Zakir Hossain
A priest conducts the rites of worship at Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka on October 18, 2018 | Mehedi Hasan
Devotees carry the idol of Durga to the Buriganga to bid her farewell on October 19, 2018 | Mahmud Hossain Opu
A devotee points to another devotee bearing a small shrine of the Mother Goddess, indicating where the other idols are being submerged in this photo on October 19, 2018 | Mahmud Hossain Opu
The effigy of Durga and her entourage is lowered into the Buriganga for her spiritual return to her abode in Kailasa in this photo taken on October 19, 2018 | Mahmud Hossain Opu

The parting ceremony was filled with unbridled dancing, beating of drums and chanting of the Goddess Durga's name

Durga Puja, the largest festival of the Hindu community, culminated in Bijoya Dashami on Friday with the solemn immersion of Goddess Durga’s idols in waterbodies around the nation.