There was also a horse cart, hand-pulled rickshaws and a vintage car to add to the vibrance. Rabindrasangeet was played along the path of the prabhat pheri as Chhau dancers, female dhaakis and srikhol players displayed their skills on the move. Women in yellow saree and men in white kurta pajamas took on the march holding colourful masks and placards wishing new year greetings. Thousands turned up at the kick-off point and many joined on the way. Even as the temperature soared to 33☌ even in the early morning, there was no dearth in enthusiasm of the participants. The procession was kicked off from inside Urbana residential complex around 8am by local councillor and club president Sushanta Ghosh along with former national swimmer Padmashree Bula Chowdhury, director Arindam Sil and actor Abir Chatterjee. What I witnessed today is a comeback of our age-old tradition and I am so glad to be a part of it,” said Reba Dasgupta, an elderly resident of Anandapur who joined the procession impromptu seeing people dancing and singing outside her house. But over the years, such celebrations have stopped on Poila Baisakh. “We used to have similar celebrations in my younger days back in my hometown at Serampore.
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