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

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 14 Apr 2022 02:08 PM (IST)

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)

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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)

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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)

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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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