Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on the occasion of Poila Boishakh, the Bengali New Year on Saturday morning visited Udaipur and offered prayers at the shrine of Mata Tripura Sundari temple long with his wife.

After offering prayer at the temple, Dr Saha said that he visited the shrine and offered prayers for the peace, prosperity and good health of the people of Tripura and exchanged his greeting for the Bengali New Year.

After returning back to Agartala, Chief Minister Dr Saha has also exchanged greetings with Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya at Raj Bhavan in Agartala on April 15, on the occasion of Bengali New Year.

‘Poila Boishakh’ marks the first day of the first month (Baishakh) of the lunisolar Bengali calendar. ‘Poila Boishakh’ is observed by Bengalis all across the world irrespective of geographical location but the occasion has a special significance for Bengalis in Bangladesh and in Bengali-speaking areas of India including West Bengal, Tripura, and Assam.

The auspicious day is marked by various cultural and art performances. People visit their relatives and greet each other saying Shubho Noboborsho and to celebrate the new year, people clean their house and decorate their front door with ‘alpana’, which is a painting done with a mixture of rice and flour and prepared with different Bengali cuisines.