Shiva Gajan Festival underway in India - Burdwan
Hindu devotees dance with skeletons during the more than 300 year old rare religious festival ‘Shiva Gajan’ in the remote village of Kurmunl. Worshippers also collect human remains from the local graveyard.
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Devotee dancing with body of immature baby during more than 300yrs old rare religious festival Shiva Gajan in the remote village Kurmun (about 170 km from Kolkata) in Burdwan dist of West Bengal. Worshippers collect the human remains from graveyards.
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- id:1153949
- date:12 April 2012
- dimensions:14.72 x 11.04 in. (4416 x 3312 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:43.46 MB
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Hindu devotees dance with skeletons during the more than 300 year old rare religious festival ‘Shiva Gajan’ in the remote village of Kurmunl. Worshippers also collect human remains from the local graveyard.
Details
- id:1153949
- date:12 April 2012
- dimensions:14.72 x 11.04 in. (4416 x 3312 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:43.46 MB
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