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the blessings of Goddess Saraswati in their pursuit of knowledge, art, music, and culture.

In most temples, houses and educational institutions, the puja will begin in the morning to be followed by “Anjali”or divine offering. Then the children will be imparted “Hatekhori” and later prasad (food offering to the goddess) will be distributed among devotees.

According to the Hindu faith, the goddess Saraswati represents power, creativity, and inspiration and presents herself when the weather is pleasant and nature is in its full grandeur.

Depicted as a graceful woman with a crescent moon adorning her brow, she is shown riding a swan or a peacock, or is seated on a lotus flower.

The most gorgeous Saraswati Puja will be arranged on the premises of Jagannath Hall of Dhaka University, where a huge number of devotees and crowds will throng to perform the religious rituals and visit the pandals circled on the playground of the university’s largest dormitory.

According to hall authorities, students of as many as 72 departments are arranging 72 puja pandals this year, as the Fine Arts Faculty will erect a gigantic Saraswati idol made with styrofoam, bamboo, and other materials at the centre of a pond on the hall premises likewise every year, which attracts most of the devotees as well as the visitors. Puja will also be arranged at Dhakeshwari National Temple, Ram Krishna Mission, Jaganntah University, Siddheswari temple, Supreme Court premises, Farashganj, Shakhari Bazar, Tanti Bazar and different other places in old Dhaka, Banani, Dhaka College, Eden Girls’ College, BUET, Ramna Kali Mandir and Maa Anandamayi Ashram, Tejgaon College, Stamford University and different educational institutions in the city.

On Dthe haka University campus, the puja is also organised at all female dormitories -- Rokeya Hall, Samsun Nahar Hall, Bangladesh Kuwait Moitri Hall, Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall and Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall.

Jagannath Hall administration is organising the dormitory’s central puja at the dormitory’s place of prayer while employees of the hall have staged several pandals to worship Saraswati.

Apart from Dhaka, Saraswati puja is also celebrated at temples, educational institutions and residences across the country.

Chattogram city and Madaripur district town see the biggest celebration of Saraswati Puja every year.