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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 62735, member: 636"] The Hindu community celebrates Maha Ashtami on Tuesday, the most important day of the five-day Durga Puja festival across Bangladesh. The occasion honors Goddess Durga's victory over the buffalo-demon Mahishasura, with devotees fasting and offering flowers at thousands of worship sites nationwide. Symbolic offerings of bananas, pumpkins and cucumbers have replaced traditional animal sacrifices in modern observances. The Kumari Puja ritual at Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission in Dhaka at 11 a.m. will feature a young girl worshipped as the living representation of Goddess Durga. Monday's Maha Saptami drew crowds to 33,355 worship sites, with families admiring decorated idols at venues such as Dhakeshwari National Temple and Ramna Kali Mandir. Political leaders and government officials plan to visit various worship sites in the capital on Tuesday. [/QUOTE]