On the first day of the Bengali calendar, devotees visited Dakshineswar temple to pray for a prosperous and happy year ahead
Amit DattaTraders and shopkeepers began their new halkhata (ledger) after a special puja at the Kalighat temple on Bengali New Year
Amit DattaA colourful rally was held in south Kolkata from Gangulybagan to Sukanta Setu on Sunday to celebrate the new year
Soumyajit DeyBhasa o Chetona Samiti also held a rally Jawaharlal Nehru Road from the Government College of Art and Craft to Academy of Fine Arts on Poila Baisakh. Students performed different cultural activities
Suvendu DasFolk dancers joined a cultural procession at Rabindra Sadan on Sunday
Arnab DuttaThe annual ‘Bar Puja’ by Mohun Bagan club was held on Sunday. The bar posts on either end of the football field are worshipped on the first day of the Bengali calendar every year. This earlier officially marked the beginning of a new football season
Ashim Paul