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Basant Panchami
In West Bengal, it's one of the major festivals for Bengali
Hindus and observed by many households; most schools arrange Saraswati puja for
their students on their premises. In the state of Odisha, the festival is
celebrated as Basanta Panchami/Sri Panchami /Saraswati Puja. Homas and Yagnas
are done in schools and colleges across the state. Students celeb....
In West Bengal, it's one of the major festivals for Bengali
Hindus and observed by many households; most schools arrange Saraswati puja for
their students on their premises. In the state of Odisha, the festival is
celebrated as Basanta Panchami/Sri Panchami /Saraswati Puja. Homas and Yagnas
are done in schools and colleges across the state. Students celebrate Saraswati
puja with great sincerity and fervor. Usually, children four and five years
old start learning on this day in a unique ceremony named 'Khadi-Chuan' or
'Vidya-Arambha' - this is known as "Haate-Khori" among Bengali
Hindus.
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Activities
Puja, Homas and Yagnas are done in schools and colleges across the state
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Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal
Thendhup N. Sherpa
New Secretariat Building, 1 KS Roy Road Kolkata
03322625975
wbtourismpublicity1[at]gmail[dot]com
How to reach
The nearest airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport,
which is 15 KMs away.
The nearest convenient railway station is Howrah,
which is 4 KMs away.
The nearest major city is Kolkata,
which is 0KMs away.
