Asia Album: Namaste, Saraswati Puja Festival celebrated in Bangladesh

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A woman decorates for Hindu Goddess Saraswati at a temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 30, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)

DHAKA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- As the spring comes, Hindu community in Bangladesh on Thursday celebrated Saraswati Puja Festival by worshipping Saraswati, the Hindu Goddess of knowledge, wisdom, arts and music.

A Hindu woman worships Goddess Saraswati at a temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 30, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)

Devotees take photo of Hindu Goddess Saraswati at a temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 30, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)

A child worships Goddess Saraswati at a temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 30, 2020. The Saraswati Puja is also referred as "no study day" for the students, who spend the day seeking goddess' blessings. (Str/Xinhua)

Devotees take photo of Hindu Goddess Saraswati at a temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 30, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)

Devotees worships Hindu Goddess Saraswati at a temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 30, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)

Devotees gather at a temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 30, 2020. (Str/Xinhua) ■