How Charak Puja Is Celebrated In Bengal, Assam, Bangladesh On Chaitra Sankranti — IN PICS

Charak/Gajan puja is a traditional Bengali festival celebrated before the Bengali new year (April 15). It is associated with deities such as Lord Shiva, Neel, and Dharmathakur. (File Photo: Getty Images)

Charak puja is a traditional Bengali festival, dedicated strictly to penance. It stands unique in the scenario of Bengali festivals. Hindu devotees, during Charak Puja festival at a village in Barpeta district of Assam last year. (File Photo: David Talukdar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Charak/Gajan puja is a traditional Bengali festival celebrated before the Bengali new year (April 15). It is associated with deities such as Lord Shiva, Neel, and Dharmathakur. (File Photo: Getty Images)

Charak Puja being celebrated in Kolkata on 'Chaitra Songkranti', the last day of the Bengali month of the year. (File Photo: Getty Images)

Participants of this festival is known as Sannyasi or Bhokta. The central theme of this festival is deriving satisfaction through devotion and sacrifice. (Photo by Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A devotee tied with a hook on his back being moved around a bar with a long rope at Pogoj School ground in Shakharibaza, Bangladesh during the Charak Puja. (File Photo: Sony Ramany/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The enchanting folk festival is celebrated southern belt of Bangladesh besides West Bengal and Assam. Dedicated to satisfy "Debadideb" Lord Shiva, it is also known as "Nil Puja". (File Photo: Probal Rashid/NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images)

Devotees believe that the Charak Puja will bring them prosperity by eliminating the sorrow and sufferings of the previous year. (Photo by Probal Rashid/NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images)

Children amid Charak Puja celebrations in Kolkata on 'Chaitra Songkranti'. (File Photo: Getty Images)

Devotees seen playing with fire in front of a Shiva Temple during Charak Puja Celebration at Kolkata. (File Photo: Getty Images)