Bengal is known for its "Baro mase tero parbo" (13 festivals in 12 months), but apart form that there are numerous other festivals and rituals, one such ritual is Dondi. A riual of belief, a ritual of hardship, a ritual of doing that no would do. The devotees wriggle on their belly through a long distance to reach the temple shrine and they believe, that their prayer will be all this was done during a very hot summer afternoon. So the families of the devotees pour water on street to prevent them from getting year on Sitala Puja ( Sitala Festival) Mid of April this hu


Bengal is known for its "Baro mase tero parbo" (13 festivals in 12 months), but apart form that there are numerous other festivals and rituals, one such ritual is Dondi. A riual of belief, a ritual of hardship, a ritual of doing that no would do. The devotees wriggle on their belly through a long distance to reach the temple shrine and they believe, that their prayer will be all this was done during a very hot summer afternoon. So the families of the devotees pour water on street to prevent them from getting year on Sitala Puja ( Sitala Festival) Mid of April this huge ritual of Dondi in West Bengal in India. (Photo by Sanjay Purkait / Pacific Press)


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