Mahalaya: huge crowd throng the ghats of the Ganga for tarpan, police on strict vigil
Today is Mahalaya. The final day of Pitrupaksha (the fortnight dedicated to ancestors). The day began at 4 am when Bengalis woke up to the Chandipath in Birendra Krishna Bhadra’s voice. And after that, people have thronged the ghats of the Ganga. At Babughat, Bagbazar, Shobhabazar, Nimtala, and almost every ghat in Kolkata, people gathered […]
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