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Saraswati Puja celebrated in city amid festivity
DHAKA, Jan 22, 2018 (BSS) – Hindu community in the capital like elsewhere
in the country celebrated Saraswati Puja, worshiping the goddess of
knowledge, wisdom and culture.
Puja mandaps, temples and a large number of educational institutions were
colorfully decorated as thousands of devotees sought blessings since morning
from the goddess with traditional gaiety.
The celebration also included offering of Devi Aradhona, puspoanjoli,
archanas, anjolis, aratis, distribution of prashad, arati competitions,
cultural functions and staging of dramas at temples, educational institutions
and domestic residences in the country.
People of Hindu community of the country of all ages came to the Puja
venues with their family in the early morning.
In most places including the Dakeshwari National Temple, the Puja began at
8am with the offering of “anjali”, which was followed by “hatekhori”
(introduction to learning of children) and distribution of prashad.
Saraswati, a mythological companion of Lord Brahma, is the personification
of knowledge – arts, science and crafts.
According to Hindu faith, she represents power, creativity and inspiration
and presents herself when the weather is pleasant and nature is in its full
grandeur.
Students from different departments and institutes of University of Dhaka
arranged the puja at 65 Mandaps on the Jagannath Hall playground this year.
Rokeya Hall, Begum Shamsunnahar Hall, Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree Hall and
Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall of University of Dhaka, Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujib Medical University,
Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka Medical College, Bangladesh University of
Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka College, Eden Girl’s College,
Shakhari Bazar, Tanti Bazar and different places of Old Dhaka, Khilgaon
Tilpapara Deb Mandir and different educational institutions in the city also
organised puja mandaps.
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