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Ritual Dance

The picur is taken during Charak Gajan festival. Charak Gajan is considered to be the most idiosyncratic festival of WestBengal, India. However there are two different types of ritual known as Charak and Gajan. But over time people consider as festival Charak Gajan which is celebrated on the last few days of Bengali month of Chaitra just before the Bengali New Year. Bengali New Year or Poila Boishakh which takes place on the mid week of April as per the Gregorian calendar and thus the festival is celebrated from 11th to 14th April e every year.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Bardhaman, India
Camera: ILCE-7M3
Copyright: © RUMELA DE