Several hundreds of tiny tots were initiated into the world of letters and knowledge at Vidyarambham ceremonies held at various worship centres and cultural institutions in Thiruvananthapuram on the occasion of Vijayadashami on October 24.
The major venues, including Saraswathi Mandapam, Poojappura; Thunchan Smarakam, Iranimuttom; Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple; Attukal Bhagavathy Temple; and Karikkakom Sri Chamundi Temple, witnessed great crowds as people belonging to various faiths brought their children to become part of the auspicious occasion.
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan guided 61 children hailing from various districts of Kerala at a ceremony organised at Raj Bhavan. Seated on their parents’ laps, the little ones were helped by the Governor in writing their first letters with the index fingers on a platter of rice grains in languages including Malayalam and Arabic, besides in the Devanagiri script in which the children wrote ‘Om Hari Sri Ganapathaye Namaha Avignamasthu’.
