Preety Kumari, adjudged winner of a Manjusha art competition, paints on the wall of a tennis court inside Sandis compound ground in Bhagalpur on Sunday. More than 50 people took part. Bhagalpur sub-divisional officer Kumar Anuj said it was the first time such a contest was organised. Manjusha painter Ulpi Jha said the art form’s relevance was evident because a large number of participants were from schools and colleges.

Text by Gautam Sarkar, picture by Dilip Kumar