Saraswati Puja today
The Hindu community is set to celebrate Saraswati Puja, worshipping the goddess of knowledge, music, art and culture, across the country today while maintaining health guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic.
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in separate messages, yesterday greeted members of the Hindu community on the occasion of the Saraswati Puja.
On the day of Saraswati Puja, children are traditionally introduced to education and learning through the ritual of haate khori.
Major Hindu temples, schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions typically celebrate the festival jovially.
Students in particular seek the blessing of goddess Saraswati in their pursuit of knowledge, art, music and culture.
The most decorative and gorgeous celebration of Saraswati Puja is usually arranged on the premises of Jagannath Hall of Dhaka University, where a huge number of people of all religions attend to join the celebration.
But this year, the department-wise puja arrangement will not be taking place at Jagannath Hall as the university's dormitories have been closed since March 2020.
Saraswati Puja will be arranged at Jagannath Hall Upasanaloy without its typical grandiose.
The rituals of Saraswati Puja will begin tomorrow morning at temples, educational institutions and residences followed by offering of anjali, distribution of prashad, cultural function, discussion and rendering of devotional songs.
According to Hindu faith, goddess Saraswati represents power, creativity and inspiration and presents herself when the weather is pleasant and nature is in its full grandeur.
Depicted as a graceful goddess with a crescent moon adorning her brow, she is shown riding a swan or a peacock or is seated on a lotus flower.
The puja will be arranged at Dhakeswari National Temple, Jagannath Hall, Ram Krishna Mission, Siddheswari Temple, Farashganj, Shakhari Bazar, Tanti Bazar and multiple other places in old Dhaka, Banani, Ramna Kali Mandir and Maa Anandamayi Ashram and different educational institutions in the city.
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