Saraswati Puja today

The Hindu community is set to celebrate Saraswati Puja, worshiping the goddess of knowledge, music, art and culture, across the country tomorrow like elsewhere in the world amid much enthusiasm, festivity and religious fervor. President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in separate messages, greeted the members of the Hindu community on the occasion of the Saraswati Puja. They pointed out the heritage of interfaith harmony and the government’s commitment to ensure rights of all people belonging to diverse religions to build a non-communal and secular ‘Sonar Bangla’ as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Saraswati Puja or Basant Panchami falls on the fifth day of the Bengali month of Maagh each year when Hindus worship goddess Saraswati to mark the coming of spring.

Traditionally children are introduced to education and learning on the day of Saraswati Puja and this ritual is called “Hatekhori”. Toddlers are usually given a slate and chalk to scribble with on the auspicious day. Major Hindu temples, schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions stage the festival with traditional gaiety and religious fervor. The students in particular seek blessings of goddess Saraswati in their pursuit of knowledge, art, music and culture.

Jagannath Hall Provost Professor Asim Sarker told BSS that students from over 60 departments, institutes and faculties of the university have made arrangements for the puja on the playground of the dormitory this year.

Jagannth Hall administration is organising the dormitory’s central puja at the dormitory’s Upashonaloy (place of prayers) while employees of the hall has staged several pandals to worship Saraswati. “Every department will show its own characteristics through their pandals and idols,” Sarkar said.

 

Saraswati Puja today

The Hindu community is set to celebrate Saraswati Puja, worshiping the goddess of knowledge, music, art and culture, across the country tomorrow like elsewhere in the world amid much enthusiasm, festivity and religious fervor. President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in separate messages, greeted the members of the Hindu community on the occasion of the Saraswati Puja. They pointed out the heritage of interfaith harmony and the governments commitment to ensure rights of all people belonging to diverse religions to build a non-communal and secular Sonar Bangla as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Saraswati Puja or Basant Panchami falls on the fifth day of the Bengali month of Maagh each year when Hindus worship goddess Saraswati to mark the coming of spring. Traditionally children are introduced to education and learning on the day of Saraswati Puja and this ritual is called Hatekhori. Toddlers are usually given a slate and chalk to scribble with on the auspicious day. Major Hindu temples, schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions stage the festival with traditional gaiety and religious fervor. The students in particular seek blessings of goddess Saraswati in their pursuit of knowledge, art, music and culture. Jagannath Hall Provost Professor Asim Sarker told BSS that students from over 60 departments, institutes and faculties of the university have made arrangements for the puja on the playground of the dormitory this year. Jagannth Hall administration is organising the dormitorys central puja at the dormitorys Upashonaloy (place of prayers) while employees of the hall has staged several pandals to worship Saraswati. Every department will show its own characteristics through their pandals and idols, Sarkar said.