Bangladeshi Hindu devotees celebrate Saraswati festival

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Bangladeshi Hindu devotees celebrate Saraswati festival

STORY: Bangladeshi Hindu devotees celebrate Saraswati festival DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the worship at temporary temples in Jagannath Hall grounds of Dhaka University STORYLINE: The Hindu community in Bangladesh on Thursday celebrated Saraswati Puja Festival by worshipping Saraswati, the Hindu Goddess of knowledge, wisdom, arts and music. The festival has brought together Hindus to the temples in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country since Thursday morning. Traditionally Hindu toddlers are introduced to education and learning on the day of Saraswati festival and this ritual is called "Hatekhori" in Bangladesh. Major Hindu temples, schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions stage celebrations of the festival with traditional gaiety and religious fervor. Bangladeshi President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in separate messages, greeted the members of the Hindu community on the occasion of the S

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