Thursday, October 6, 2011: Thousands of children were initiated into
the world of letters on Thursday at public functions organised by
religious, educational institutions,
charitable organisations, cultural and media establishments across the
city as part of the Vidyarambham ritual marking the conclusion of the
Navaratri festival.
The elders held the hands of small children and helped them write their first alphabets in a plate of rice grains.
The word Harisree rent the air as children in keeping with the
traditional custom wrote it on rice with their right index finger before
repeating it after their ‘gurus’ who introduced them to the world of
letters. Besides, the letter was also inscribed on their tongues with
golden rings.
Parents with children turned up in large numbers for the vidyarambham
functions at many places. Cutting across religious lines, Christians
joined Hindus in the celebration as many churches organised the ceremony
for children in their community.
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