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- Description: A group of Hindu devotees perform the rituals of Charak Puja, in Sylhet, Bangladesh. March 12, 2009.The Charak Puja held on the last days of the Bengali month Chaitra (April), is well-known for its rites of body piercing and swirling from a high pole. The root of this ritual lies in the belief in spirits and the cult of rebirth. Its rites suggest ancient ritual of human sacrifice.
- Credits: Md. Akhlas - (Bangladesh) Uddin/Majority World
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- Description: A group of Hindu devotees perform the rituals of Charak Puja, in Sylhet, Bangladesh. March 12, 2009.The Charak Puja held on the last days of the Bengali month Chaitra (April), is well-known for its rites of body piercing and swirling from a high pole. The root of this ritual lies in the belief in spirits and the cult of rebirth. Its rites suggest ancient ritual of human sacrifice.
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