Doomdooma, Oct. 14 -- Preparations are underway for the 123rd Durga Puja organised by the Doomdooma Akhamiya Puja and Natya Mandir Samiti at Azad Road in Tinsukia district of upper Assam. The historic puja committee continues to uphold a distinctive tradition of worshipping Goddess Durga without animal or bird sacrifice, a practice it abandoned nearly seven decades ago.

The committee shared details of the upcoming celebrations with reporters at Doomdooma town on Wednesday afternoon.

The six-day festivities will be held from October 16 to 21, combining religious observances with cultural programmes and community activities. The decision to discontinue animal sacrifice around 70 years ago has since become a defining feature of the annual ...