Description:
A man from the Hindu Matuya community beating a drum with the spiritual song of the sect known as Kirtan. The Matuya are found in Bangladesh and West Bengal. Their principal temple is at Orakandi in Gopalganj, where a fair is held every year on the 13th day of the lunar month in Falgun; the birth anniversary of Harichand Thakur, the founder of the sect. Urakandi, Gopalganj, Bangladesh. April 2, 2008.
Credits:
Shaikh - (Bangladesh) Mohir/Majority World
Description:
A man from the Hindu Matuya community beating a drum with the spiritual song of the sect known as Kirtan. The Matuya are found in Bangladesh and West Bengal. Their principal temple is at Orakandi in Gopalganj, where a fair is held every year on the 13th day of the lunar month in Falgun; the birth anniversary of Harichand Thakur, the founder of the sect. Urakandi, Gopalganj, Bangladesh. April 2, 2008.
Date Created:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Author:
Shaikh Mohir Uddin
City:
Gopalgong
Country:
Bangladesh
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Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC015375.jpg
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1471655371
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4344127
File Type:
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Image Description:
A man from the Hindu Matuya community beating a drum with the spiritual song of the sect known as ‘Kirtan’. The Matuya are found in Bangladesh and West Bengal. Their principal temple is at Orakandi in Gopalganj, where a fair is held every year on the 13th