Hindu New Year: Different communities set to welcome day with special rituals

Jamshedpur: Various communities in Jamshedpur are gearing up to celebrate new year in their own traditional way. While the Hindu New Year 2081 started from April 9, other communities like Bengali, Tamil and Punjabi have either decided to celebrate with rituals or with cultural programmes.
The Tamil New Year will be celebrated on April 14 at the Dharmasaastha temple where the community offers fruits and vegetables to the deity along with foodgrains.The community will also celebrate Vishu Kani, the first sight of an offering to the deity, on the same day. The Madrasi Sammelani canteen will serve traditional Tamil delicacies on that day while the priest shall read the almanac in the evening to the devotees.
The Central Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee will celebrate a four-day Baisakhi fest from April 13 to 16 at Gurudwara ground in Sakchi.
The Bengali New Year too will be celebrated on April 14 where a number of organisations will organise musical nights on April 21 and thereafter.