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PM Modi greets people on occasion of Durga Ashtami
Image: twitter.com/narendramodi

PM Modi greets people on occasion of Durga Ashtami

| @indiablooms | 17 Oct 2018, 05:24 am

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted people on the occasion of Durga Ashtami.

Modi took to Twitter to say, "Greetings on the auspicious occasion of Durga Ashtami. May Maa Durga fulfil everyone’s aspirations, further the atmosphere of joy and eliminate all evil from our society. Have a blessed Durga Puja!"

On this day, devotees assemble at the pandals to offer their pushpanjali to the goddess.

Durga puja, an annual Hindu festival, is mostly popular in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisa, Assam and Tripura.

It is also widely celebrated in Bangladesh.

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