In a departure from
tradition, the Visva-Bharati authorities organised the annual Basanta Utsab (spring festival) on Tuesday, instead of the usual day of 'Dol Purnima' on March 28, in a scaled down manner.
Only a handful of students and teachers of the central university were present at the programme which usually draws thousands of people from across the state.
Vice Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty was present at the event.
However, ashramites, tourists, journalists and many teachers were not allowed access to the programme, a faculty member said.
The festival of colours, an important occasion in the calendar of the institute founded by Rabindranath Tagore, could not be held last year due to coronavirus pandemic.