In pictures: Processions across Kolkata mark Swami Vivekananda’s 161st birth anniversary celebrations

Children dressed up as Swami Vivekananda at a winter festival in Hindustan Park near Gariahat on Friday

Students of Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan in Dum Dum take part in a ‘prabhat pheri’ procession on Swami Vivekananda’s 161st birth anniversary on Friday

A choir of students of Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan perform on a mini truck during a procession in Dum Dum

State minister for women and child development and social welfare Dr Shashi Panja offers floral tributes at the statue of Vivekananda at Vivekananda Udyan on Friday

Students dressed as Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Swami Vivekananda and Sarada Devi walk in a procession brought out from Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre in north Kolkata

A schoolboy dressed as Swami Vivekananda rides a horse

The procession brought out from Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre

Schoolgirls hold placards with Swamiji’s sayings on Bidhan Sarani on Friday

Schoolgirls hold aloft placards with images of Swamiji and colourful flags

Girls of a musical band huddle together in front of a statue of Swami Vivekananda

A garlanded photograph of Swami Vivekananda is carried on shoulders at Belur Math on Friday

People from various age groups accompany the procession at Belur Math

Swami Vivekananda’s statue at Golpark near Gariahat Junction is decorated with marigold flowers