Kali Puja festivities set to begin across Bangladesh
Dhaka Tribune (English) · ৮ নভে, ২০২৬
The Hindu communities across Bangladesh are celebrating Kali Puja, also known as Shyama Puja, on Sunday night with religious rituals, traditional festivities and prayers dedicated to Goddess Kali.
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- Temples and households are ready to welcome the auspicious occasion with special worship of Goddess Kali, illumination with earthen lamps and candles, devotional music and various religious rituals.
- Kali Puja, popularly known as Deepabali or the festival of lights, is observed on the new moon night (Amavasya) of the Bengali month of Kartik.
- According to the puja schedule, worship of Goddess Kali will begin at midnight at different temples, followed by the offering of anjali, “hom-joggo” and distribution of mahaprasad among the devotees.
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
5টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
Synonyms: lumination
“Temples and households are ready to welcome the auspicious occasion with special worship of Goddess Kali, illumination with earthen lamps and candles, devotional music and various religious rituals.”
The act of destroying.
“The festival is dedicated to Goddess Kali, regarded as the embodiment of divine power, strength, wisdom and the destruction of evil.”
The process of embodying.
Synonyms: incarnation
“The festival is dedicated to Goddess Kali, regarded as the embodiment of divine power, strength, wisdom and the destruction of evil.”
(often pluralized) A festival or similar celebration.
“The Hindu communities across Bangladesh are celebrating Kali Puja, also known as Shyama Puja, on Sunday night with religious rituals, traditional festivities and prayers dedicated to Goddess Kali.”
A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
“Temples and households are ready to welcome the auspicious occasion with special worship of Goddess Kali, illumination with earthen lamps and candles, devotional music and various religious rituals.”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
Read the passage, then answer the questions. Every answer is in the passage.
The Hindu communities across Bangladesh are celebrating Kali Puja, also known as Shyama Puja, on Sunday night with religious rituals, traditional festivities and prayers dedicated to Goddess Kali.
Temples and households are ready to welcome the auspicious occasion with special worship of Goddess Kali, illumination with earthen lamps and candles, devotional music and various religious rituals.
Kali Puja, popularly known as Deepabali or the festival of lights, is observed on the new moon night (Amavasya) of the Bengali month of Kartik. The festival is dedicated to Goddess Kali, regarded as the embodiment of divine power, strength, wisdom and the destruction of evil.
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Question 1: Complete the sentence. Write ONE WORD from the passage.
1.The Hindu communities across Bangladesh are celebrating Kali Puja, also known as Shyama Puja, on Sunday night with religious rituals, traditional _____ and prayers dedicated to Goddess Kali.
Questions 2–3: Do the following statements agree with the passage? Choose TRUE or FALSE.
2.The festival is dedicated to Goddess Kali, regarded as the embodiment of divine power, strength, wisdom and the destruction of evil.
3.Temples and households are ready to welcome the auspicious occasion with special worship of Goddess Kali, illumination with earthen lamps and candles, devotional music and various religious rituals.
Writing practice
IELTS Writing Task 2 style · Topic: Festivals
Festivals bring people together, but they also cause traffic, noise and waste. Do the benefits of large festivals outweigh the problems?
Write a short answer of 4–5 sentences (30–250 words). State your opinion clearly, give a reason, and use a fact from this story as an example.
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