"Rakher Upobash fasting"

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16 November 2024

Hindu devotees sit together in front of oil lamps and pray to Shri Shri Loknath Brahmachari, a Hindu saint and philosopher, as they observe the Rakher Upobash festival at a temple in Chakla Dham, about 69 km north of Kolkata, India, on November 16, 2024. Hindu women observe a one-day fast and offer prayers during the ''Kartik Brata'' or ''Rakher Upobash'' fasting for marital bliss, the well-being of their spouses and children, and the purification of their own bodies and souls.

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9 November 2024

Devotees offer prayers by lighting oil lamps and incense sticks to Sri Loknath Brahmachari on the occasion of Karthik Brata at a Loknath Brahmachari ashram, 50 kilometers from Kolkata, India, on November 9, 2024. Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. Rakher Upobash usually takes place in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar, which typically falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time according to Hindu religion. Devotees fast from sunrise and offer prayers to Sri Loknath Brahmachari during sundown before breaking their fast. The festival is usually celebrated in Bangladesh and certain parts of rural West Bengal.

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9 November 2024

Devotees offer prayers by lighting oil lamps and incense sticks to Sri Loknath Brahmachari on the occasion of Karthik Brata at a Loknath Brahmachari ashram, 50 kilometers from Kolkata, India, on November 9, 2024. Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. Rakher Upobash usually takes place in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar, which typically falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time according to Hindu religion. Devotees fast from sunrise and offer prayers to Sri Loknath Brahmachari during sundown before breaking their fast. The festival is usually celebrated in Bangladesh and certain parts of rural West Bengal.

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9 November 2024

Devotees offer prayers by lighting oil lamps and incense sticks to Sri Loknath Brahmachari on the occasion of Karthik Brata at a Loknath Brahmachari ashram, 50 kilometers from Kolkata, India, on November 9, 2024. Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. Rakher Upobash usually takes place in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar, which typically falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time according to Hindu religion. Devotees fast from sunrise and offer prayers to Sri Loknath Brahmachari during sundown before breaking their fast. The festival is usually celebrated in Bangladesh and certain parts of rural West Bengal.

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9 November 2024

Devotees offer prayers by lighting oil lamps and incense sticks to Sri Loknath Brahmachari on the occasion of Karthik Brata at a Loknath Brahmachari ashram, 50 kilometers from Kolkata, India, on November 9, 2024. Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. Rakher Upobash usually takes place in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar, which typically falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time according to Hindu religion. Devotees fast from sunrise and offer prayers to Sri Loknath Brahmachari during sundown before breaking their fast. The festival is usually celebrated in Bangladesh and certain parts of rural West Bengal.

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9 November 2024

Devotees offer prayers by lighting oil lamps and incense sticks to Sri Loknath Brahmachari on the occasion of Karthik Brata at a Loknath Brahmachari ashram, 50 kilometers from Kolkata, India, on November 9, 2024. Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. Rakher Upobash usually takes place in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar, which typically falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time according to Hindu religion. Devotees fast from sunrise and offer prayers to Sri Loknath Brahmachari during sundown before breaking their fast. The festival is usually celebrated in Bangladesh and certain parts of rural West Bengal.

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9 November 2024

Devotees offer prayers by lighting oil lamps and incense sticks to Sri Loknath Brahmachari on the occasion of Karthik Brata at a Loknath Brahmachari ashram, 50 kilometers from Kolkata, India, on November 9, 2024. Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. Rakher Upobash usually takes place in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar, which typically falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time according to Hindu religion. Devotees fast from sunrise and offer prayers to Sri Loknath Brahmachari during sundown before breaking their fast. The festival is usually celebrated in Bangladesh and certain parts of rural West Bengal.

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9 November 2024

Devotees offer prayers by lighting oil lamps and incense sticks to Sri Loknath Brahmachari on the occasion of Karthik Brata at a Loknath Brahmachari ashram, 50 kilometers from Kolkata, India, on November 9, 2024. Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. Rakher Upobash usually takes place in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar, which typically falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time according to Hindu religion. Devotees fast from sunrise and offer prayers to Sri Loknath Brahmachari during sundown before breaking their fast. The festival is usually celebrated in Bangladesh and certain parts of rural West Bengal.

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9 November 2024

Devotees offer prayers by lighting oil lamps and incense sticks to Sri Loknath Brahmachari on the occasion of Karthik Brata at a Loknath Brahmachari ashram, 50 kilometers from Kolkata, India, on November 9, 2024. Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. Rakher Upobash usually takes place in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar, which typically falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time according to Hindu religion. Devotees fast from sunrise and offer prayers to Sri Loknath Brahmachari during sundown before breaking their fast. The festival is usually celebrated in Bangladesh and certain parts of rural West Bengal.

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9 November 2024

Devotees offer prayers by lighting oil lamps and incense sticks to Sri Loknath Brahmachari on the occasion of Karthik Brata at a Loknath Brahmachari ashram, 50 kilometers from Kolkata, India, on November 9, 2024. Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. Rakher Upobash usually takes place in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar, which typically falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time according to Hindu religion. Devotees fast from sunrise and offer prayers to Sri Loknath Brahmachari during sundown before breaking their fast. The festival is usually celebrated in Bangladesh and certain parts of rural West Bengal.

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9 November 2024

Devotees offer prayers by lighting oil lamps and incense sticks to Sri Loknath Brahmachari on the occasion of Karthik Brata at a Loknath Brahmachari ashram, 50 kilometers from Kolkata, India, on November 9, 2024. Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. Rakher Upobash usually takes place in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar, which typically falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time according to Hindu religion. Devotees fast from sunrise and offer prayers to Sri Loknath Brahmachari during sundown before breaking their fast. The festival is usually celebrated in Bangladesh and certain parts of rural West Bengal.

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9 November 2024

Devotees offer prayers by lighting oil lamps and incense sticks to Sri Loknath Brahmachari on the occasion of Karthik Brata at a Loknath Brahmachari ashram, 50 kilometers from Kolkata, India, on November 9, 2024. Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. Rakher Upobash usually takes place in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar, which typically falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time according to Hindu religion. Devotees fast from sunrise and offer prayers to Sri Loknath Brahmachari during sundown before breaking their fast. The festival is usually celebrated in Bangladesh and certain parts of rural West Bengal.

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9 November 2024

Devotees offer prayers by lighting oil lamps and incense sticks to Sri Loknath Brahmachari on the occasion of Karthik Brata at a Loknath Brahmachari ashram, 50 kilometers from Kolkata, India, on November 9, 2024. Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. Rakher Upobash usually takes place in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar, which typically falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time according to Hindu religion. Devotees fast from sunrise and offer prayers to Sri Loknath Brahmachari during sundown before breaking their fast. The festival is usually celebrated in Bangladesh and certain parts of rural West Bengal.

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9 November 2024

Devotees offer prayers by lighting oil lamps and incense sticks to Sri Loknath Brahmachari on the occasion of Karthik Brata at a Loknath Brahmachari ashram, 50 kilometers from Kolkata, India, on November 9, 2024. Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. Rakher Upobash usually takes place in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar, which typically falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time according to Hindu religion. Devotees fast from sunrise and offer prayers to Sri Loknath Brahmachari during sundown before breaking their fast. The festival is usually celebrated in Bangladesh and certain parts of rural West Bengal.

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7 November 2023

Devotees offer prayers at the Shri Shri Lokanath Brahmachari temple during the Hindu religious fasting festival of 'Rakher Upobash' in Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 07, 2023.

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7 November 2023

Devotees offer prayers at the Shri Shri Lokanath Brahmachari temple during the Hindu religious fasting festival of 'Rakher Upobash' in Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 07, 2023.

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