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Portrait of a Performer as Goddess Kali in the Charak Puja Festival

Devotee makeup and performing as Goddess Kali in the Charak Puja Festival in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Charak Puja is a Hindu folk festival held in honour of the deity Shiva, on the last day of the month of Chaitra (Chaitra in the Bengali calendar).

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2024
Date Uploaded: 09.2024
Photo Location: Sylhet, Bangladesh
Camera: NIKON D3S
Copyright: © Md Rafayat Haque Khan