Bengali New Year celebrated in India’s Tripura 

Thousands of Hindu Bengalis have thronged temples for offering prayers on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali calendar.

Tripura Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 14 April 2016, 11:18 AM
Updated : 14 April 2016, 11:18 AM

Many others have taken part in the Kumari Puja on the auspicious Maha Astami of Basanti Puja on Thursday.
 
This year is 1423 according to Bengali Satabdi and the first day of the year is considered the most auspicious day in the Bengali calendar, as it is believed that the God of Creation, Lord Brahma, started creation on this day.
 

On the Bengali New Year, homes are cleaned and decorated to welcome the Goddess Lakshmi, and God Ganesha.
People wearing new dress went to temples to pray and get blessings. The young seek the blessings of their elders, as in all Indian homes.
Women put vermilion on each other’s head wishing a long and happy life. They also draw auspicious signs with vermilion of temple walls for better family life.
Shopkeepers start the day with a Laxmi-Narayan and Ganesha Puja for a prosperous year ahead.
Hindu priests draw a Swastik symbol with vermilion on traders’ 'Hal Khata '(accounts book) on this day as a belief to bring good fortune in business.
Sweet shops are packed as people gather to buy sweets packs for friends and relatives wishing them a happy new year.
Pahela Baishakh is also known as Noboborsho, as it is the first day of the first month of Baishakh in the Bengali calendar.
This day is a very festive time for Bengalis. 
Other than Tripura, Pahela Baishakh is also celebrated in a festive manner in Bangladesh and India’s West Bengal.