Tagore's Shantiniketan celebrated today the Holi or Dol Utsav as Vasant Utsav or festival of spring at Ashram Maath. So many tourists witnessed the function since early morning with much enthusiasm. The programme started with prayer and then the musical dance of 'Vasant' staged there following 'aabir khela'. Local rural artists performed with baul songs before the camera of media. The crowd enjoyed the whole day very much in a festiv mood. Also the celebrities like 'Saheb' of Kolkata enjoyed the utsav with colours. The dance-drama of Tagore 'Mayar Khela' would be staged there at the evening. -- A. B.
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