Maha Ashtami, the 3rd day of the 5th day of Durga Puja, the grandest religious festival of the Bengali-Hindu community and a few small ethnic groups, was celebrated on Monday with enthusiasm and religious fervor across the Nation.
The 5th-day annual celebration started with the unveiling of the face of the deity and Kalparambho on Maha Shasthi on Saturday, October 1 and it will end on October 5 with the immersion of the idols on the day of Bijaya Dashami.