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24 January 2018

An Indian army Jawans share information about weapons with local citizens during the 'Know Your Army exhibition ' on the occasion of Indian Republic Day , in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 24 Jan,2018. (Photo By Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto)

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24 January 2018

An Indian army Jawans share information about weapons with local citizens during the 'Know Your Army exhibition ' on the occasion of Indian Republic Day , in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 24 Jan,2018. (Photo By Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto)

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24 January 2018

An Indian army Jawans share information about weapons with local citizens during the 'Know Your Army exhibition ' on the occasion of Indian Republic Day , in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 24 Jan,2018. (Photo By Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto)

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#1896496

13 April 2017

During gajan a devotee is performing on the road with a sharp-edged weapon in his hand in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.

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13 April 2017

Devotees are getting ready for the gajan performance in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.

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13 April 2017

A performer has dressed himself up as a cosmetic deity, locally known as "soung of gajan" in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.

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#1896487

13 April 2017

Devotees are performing in a procession, dressed up as cosmetic deities in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.

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13 April 2017

A performer has dressed himself up as a cosmetic deity, locally known as "soung of gajan" in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.

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#1896492

13 April 2017

A soung of gajan (a performer) is performing while the other soungs are watching his acts in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.

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13 April 2017

A soung of gajan (a performer) is performing in the avatar of lord shiva while the other soungs are watching his acts in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.

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13 April 2017

A soung of gajan (a performer) is performing while the other soungs are watching his acts in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.

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#1896495

13 April 2017

A gajan performer, dressed up like a demon is performing with a fake human head in his hand in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.

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13 April 2017

A devotee is holding a human head in his hand in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.

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#1896498

13 April 2017

Performing stunts with the original human head is a prime tradition of this festival and a performer is following the same in this picture in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.

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#1896499

13 April 2017

A devotee is holding a human head in his hand in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.

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#1896500

13 April 2017

During gajan children also enjoying the performances with a human head and dead bodies in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.

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