Guwahati, Oct 18 Durga Puja is being celebrated across over 9,000 pandals in Assam this year, the highest number of marquees ever in the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.
He said the increase of over 480 pandals since last year is a testimony of peace and harmony in the state.
“9,002 Durga Puja pandals: Assam’s highest ever. This reflects the peace, trust and harmony that prevail across Assam today,” Sarma said in a social media post.
He said the state had 8,381 pandals in 2024, and 8,521 in 2025.
“My heartfelt gratitude to every Puja committee, volunteers & the police and public personnel working day and night to make this possible,” the CM added.
(PTI News)
