Dhaka, Bangladesh. 14th Apr, 2014. Charak Puja is one of the oldest festival in Bangladesh of the Hindu religion. It was started a very long time ago in Bangladesh but in Dhaka city, it's the first time this festival is celebrated. Today in the field of Pogoj School in Sakharibazar, the festival is celebrated. Charak Puja is a very enchanting folk festival of the Southern Belt of Bangladesh and West Bengal. It is also known as "Nil Puja". The believers of the Hindu religion celebrate this on the last day of month Chaitra (in Bengali calendars called Choitro). Credit: PACIFIC PRESS/Alamy Live
DAHAKA, BANGLADESH - APRIL 14: Charak Puja is one of the oldest festival in Bangladesh of the Hindu religion. It was started a very long time ago in Bangladesh but in Dhaka city, it's the first time this festival is celebrated. Today in the field of Pogoj School in Sakharibazar, the festival is celebrated. Charak Puja is a very enchanting folk festival of the Southern Belt of Bangladesh and West Bengal. It is also known as "Nil Puja". The believers of the Hindu religion celebrate this on the last day of month Chaitra (in Bengali calendars called Choitro). People believe that the festival will carry prosperity by eliminating the sorrow and sufferings of the previous year. The festival is actually a festival to satisfy "Lord Shiva", the great "Debadideb" of Hindu Religion. Though the festival takes place on the mid night of Chaitra Songkranti, the preparation phase usually starts before one month of the day. In this festival a human "Charak" is made ready to satisfy the Lord Shiva. The "Charak" is tied with a hook (Borshi) on a person’s back and then he is moved around a bar with a long rope. Though it is risky, they arrange it. (Photo by Mohammad Asad/Pacific Press)
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