Patna: Students of Magadh Mahila College (MMC), Patna, marked the start of Diwali celebrations on Thursday by organising rangoli and diya-making competitions along with food and game stalls at the college’s annual Diwali festival, Deepanjali.Held from 11 am to 3.30 pm, the event aimed to blend festive traditions with practical learning by giving students experience in planning and running stalls. MMC principal Nagendra Prasad Verma and Students’ Central Society president Archana Jaiswal inaugurated the festival in the presence of faculty members.In the organic rangoli competition, “Rang Rang Rangoli” won first place, “Mo-pa-ku” secured second, and “Shubh Swagatam” finished third. In the inorganic rangoli category, Suhani, Gungun and Amrita were declared winners.Somya Rani won the diya-making contest, followed by Ritu Kumari in second place and Ananya Chauhan in third.In stall awards for games and decoration, stalls 19 and 20 shared first place, stalls 17 and 25 came second, and stalls 21 and 24 placed third. In the food category, stall 10 won first place, stalls 7 and 11 shared second, and stall 13 finished third.Suchita Arpan, Sweta Saran and Rishu Raj judged the rangoli and diya-making contests. Pushpanjali Khare, Pushplata Kumari and Usha Kumari evaluated the stalls.—
