<span style="color: #222222;">Today is Saptami. This is the second day of Shardiya Durga Puja in West Bengal. Saptami Puja started in the morning with the Navapatrika Snan. From the early morning, the Navpatrika Snan phase began at the ghats of the Ganges in and around Kolkata. <br />''<br />''The same picture was seen in other rivers and reservoirs of the state. According to the scriptures, the goddess is to be worshiped in the Sorosha upachara (sixteen elements) on Mahasaptami. Chakshu Dan and Prana pratistha is the most vital part of of the Saptami Puja . At the same time devotees worship the goddess with seats, clothes, offerings, garlands, sandalwood, incense and lamps. At this time, worshipers sit in front of the idol and see the mother's face in the mirror. <br />''<br />''Meanwhile, after yesterday, the crowd of enthusiastic visitors has been overflowing in various pandals of Kolkata since this morning. Overcrowding has been observed in all public transport, from Metrorail to suburban trains. A large number of police personnel have been deployed at road and railway stations to maintain peace and order during the festival and control the crowd.</span><br />