The Dance of Devotion: Witnessing the Gravity-Defying Charak Puja of Bengal
As the Bengali calendar draws to a close in mid-April, the rural heartlands of West Bengal and Bangladesh prepare for a festival that is as breathtaking as it is bone-chilling. Charak Puja, the grand finale of the month-long Gajan festival, is a display of extreme penance, unwavering faith, and physical endurance. While the world looks […]
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