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In pictures: Students and not-so-young Kolkatans offer ‘anjali’ to Saraswati on Vasant Panchami

Clad in ‘basonti’ saris and ‘panjabi-churidars’, faithfuls relish traditional ‘khichuri bhog’ and click groupfies

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Published 14.02.24, 06:26 PM
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Students of Nabin Sangha Bagbazar High School offer ‘anjali’ to Saraswati, the goddess of learning, at their institution in north Kolkata

Ashim Paul
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Jadavpur Vidyapith students take a groupfie on Wednesday

Soumyajit Dey
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A toddler is a picture of devotion and (right) a priest reads out mantras over the microphone for devotees at another city school

Arnab Dutta
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This young devotee relishes khichuri and other delicacies on Saraswati Puja

Arnab Dutta
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Groupfies and group performances were the order of the day at various educational institutions across Kolkata

Arnab Dutta
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Saraswati Puja turned out to be a great leveller among students at Scottish Church Collegeiate School and Bethune Collegeiate School in north Kolkata

Ashim Paul
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Women members of Krishnabithi Apartment in Kalikapur pose with their Saraswati idol. The all women-organised ‘pujo’ completed 22 years and (right) the Devi sits pretty at a north Kolkata private residence on Wednesday

My Kolkata and Amit Datta
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Jadavpur Vidyapith girl students perform puja rituals

Soumyajit Dey
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While young devotees relished ‘bhog prasad’ at their educational institution, their guardians patiently waited to take them home

Ashim Paul
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