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Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, ASSAM, INDIA, January 28, 2012 (Assam Tribune): Saraswati Puja, the occasion of paying obeisance to the Goddess of Learning, was celebrated with festive fervor and gaiety all over the State. Educational institutions and other learning institutes observed the puja with religious rituals on their campuses. Students turned up in large numbers in the venues to seek the blessings of the goddess. This was followed by the partaking of prasad and khichiri. The festive spirit was evident in the city since morning with young girl students dressed in their dazzling best hitting the streets and thronging the puja venues in their hordes. The major educational institutions such as Cotton College, Handique Girls’ College, B Borooah College, Pragjyotish College, Guwahati College, Gauhati University, Gauhati Commerce College, TC Girls’ High School, Sonaram High School, Kaliram Baruah Girls’ High School, Maligaon Railway High School, Axom Jatiya Bidyalay, Gopal Bodo High School, Betkuchi High School, Kamrup Academy, among others, drew huge crowds. The festivities started early in the morning with aarti followed by chanting of various mantras.

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