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Friday, 24 January 2025

Brunei: Saraswati Puja (Goddess Saraswati - Symbol of Wisdom) - Monday, 03rd February 2025, 1530 - 1630 hrs @ BFB Temple


SARASWATI PUJA (GODDESS SARASWATI – SYMBOL OF WISDOM) – 03rd FEBRURAY 2025

1. Event – BFB Temple service will take place to conduct Saraswati Puja on Monday 3 Feb 25.

2. Time – The puja will take place between 1530-1630hrs (be seated by 1525).

3. Request – All available SPs, Families and children from across the BFB garrison are encourage and warmly welcome to attend.

4. Sequence of Events:
  • Puja
  • Bhajan
  • Prabachan
  • Arati, Phool, Prasad & Tika
5. Significance of Saraswati Puja. As usual every Puja in Hindu culture/religious has its significance, the Saraswati Puja, which marks the first day of spring, falls in between January and February. In Nepal, it is mostly known as Saraswati Puja which means the day to worship Goddess Saraswati, the symbol of wisdom. Schools, children and musicians celebrate this blessed day very excitedly. In fact, in front of the Goddess, all of us are students, because we are always in the path of studying and learning. Throughout our life we face new changes and challenges where we never stop learning and becoming wiser. So we are not more than the mere pupils of that supreme power, thus, we all pray, sing and worship the symbol of wisdom observing the day as a good start or improvement for education with all skills.