Polo Bawa Utshob, a 200 year old festival. Villagers gather with their traditional fishing nets and Polo made of bamboo and cane at a Beel for a Traditional fish catching festival which marks the start of the month Magh, the tenth month in the Bengali calendar. Gowahori, Biswanath, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

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Location: Bangladesh
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