Saraswati, the goddess of learning, is being worshiped by students, artists and anybody interested in learning. Today we also worshiped Saraswati in our office. We bought an idol from the market, and some flowers, some sweets and some fragrance sticks and here we go we have nice setup in the office. It is followed by some chanting of "mantras" and give your "pushpanjali" to the goddess (do not forget to present your wishlist to the goddess in return).
Saraswati Pujo (worshiping) is an
important festival, specially, in Kolkata. Everything starts with preparing a (ondemand) temple for Saraswati. People work whole night and day to prepare a decent looking temple. It is followed by buying an idol from the market and placing the idol in the temple.All the idols are created from clay by set of potters and artists in kolkata, doing the job for over centuries from generations to generations. Kumartuli, a potter's/artist's hub in kolkata, being in existence for a century.
The Next day starts at 4AM, with different set of activities at different places, personal house, local communities, schools and colleges, private and government offices. Some of the events are shown below:
Local Saraswati Pujo
Saraswati Pujo at Community Hall
Saraswati Pujo at school
School Painting Competition
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