Via PTI
KOLKATA: Saraswati Puja was once celebrated in families and academic establishments throughout West Bengal in a subdued means on Saturday with strict adherence to COVID-19 norms.
As climate stipulations advanced within the morning after incessant rain on the day gone by, campuses of faculties and universities got here to existence as scholars grew to become up in huge numbers to provide ‘pushpanjali’ to the goddess of studying. Scholars have been extremely joyful as Saraswati Puja was once celebrated in many faculties after two years.
Many instructional establishments, the place the competition was once celebrated with members dressed in mask and keeping up social distancing, had reopened a few days again. Youngsters presented prayers to the goddess of studying at family and neighborhood pujas in Kolkata and different portions of the state.
Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee greeted folks at the instance, tweeting in Bengali, “Goddess Saraswati, give us wisdom, impart a refined mind-set amongst us, remove darkness from our minds with the flame of Spring. Satisfied Saraswati Puja on Basant Panchami to everybody.” The competition additionally introduced smiles to the faces of clay-modellers of Kumartuli as lots of them made first rate gross sales.
“This yr was once higher than the final one. All 100 idols in my workshop were bought out. There have been many last-minute bookings since February 1 after birthday celebration of the competition was once showed in faculties, because of which many of those establishments needed to make do with smaller idols intended for families,” artisan Jiten Good friend stated.
BJP additionally celebrated the competition in its state place of job in central Kolkata. Celebration state president Sukanta Majumdar had previous stated that everybody was once invited regardless of their political affiliations.