GUWAHATI, Oct 7 � Curtains came down on the five-day Durga Puja celebrations with the ceremonial immersion of the idols of Goddess Durga in rivers and water bodies across the State on Thursday.
In the city too, the occasion elicited widespread public participation with devotees accompanying the processions in large numbers to the designated immersion points on the Brahmaputra.
Earlier on Wednesday, the puja festivities rose to a crescendo on the Maha Navami day with thousands of puja revellers hitting the street in their hordes. Colouful and decorative illuminations added to the festive ambience.
GUWAHATI, Oct 7 � Curtains came down on the five-day Durga Puja celebrations with the ceremonial immersion of the idols of Goddess Durga in rivers and water bodies across the State on Thursday.
In the city too, the occasion elicited widespread public participation with devotees accompanying the processions in large numbers to the designated immersion points on the Brahmaputra.
Earlier on Wednesday, the puja festivities rose to a crescendo on the Maha Navami day with thousands of puja revellers hitting the street in their hordes. Colouful and decorative illuminations added to the festive ambience.
