Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee on Sunday offered prayers at Hazra Park Durgotsab Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata on the occasion of 'Maha Ashtami', the eighth day of Navratri.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday offered prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in Raja Bazar in West Bengal's Kolkata on the occasion of 'Maha Ashtami', the eighth day of Navratri.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday offered prayers at the Shitala Mata temple in Bihar's Patna on the occasion of 'Maha Ashtami', which is the eighth day of the Navratri festival.
Students, faculty, and staff including BJP MLC Manvendra Pratap Singh joined the prayers for promoting unity and harmony against the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
"This puja is very special for us. When the world and our families rejected us, religion took us in...We try to follow all the rituals. We have been offering prayers here for 15 years now," Meera Parida said.
A special Thursday evening prayer session was held at the Western Wall for the safe return of hostages held in Gaza, and for the success of the Israel soldiers in the war against Hamas.