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In Images: Intense devotion marks Charak Festival celebrations on Chaitra Sankranti
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
At Kalighat in Kolkata, devotees perform intense acts of devotion to Lord Shiva during the Charak Festival, a traditional celebration observed with fervour on Chaitra Sankranti. (Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
#Charak Festival
# Kalighat
# Chaitra Sankranti
# Lord Shiva devotion
# Bengali Hindu festival
# Charak Puja rituals
# Kolkata festival
# extreme devotion rituals
# traditional folk festival Bengal
# Shiva worship India
# Kalighat temple rituals
# Bengali culture
# religious observance India
# Gajan Festival
# Chaitra festival Bengal
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