Bengali community in Vizag ushers in Poila Baisakh with cultural fervour and civic outreach

The Bengali assemblage successful Visakhapatnam marked Poila Baisakh, the Bengali New Year, with a bid of events crossed the metropolis connected Wednesday.

Under the aegis of Waltair Kalibari, celebrations commenced with a Prabhat Pheri (morning procession) on Beach Road, opening astatine the Kali Mandir connected RK Beach and proceeding to the Aqua Sports Complex. About 80 members participated successful the aboriginal greeting procession, dressed successful accepted attire—women successful achromatic saris with reddish borders and men successful kurtas, arsenic they sang Rabindra Sangeet.