Lal Kach festival in Bangladesh

by Mushfiqul Alam (Bangladesh)

Bangladesh

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Portrait of a Lal Kach participant. Hindu community devotee dances and attend as they takes part in a festival called Lal Kach during the last day of the Bangla month in Munshigonj, Bangladesh.
Portrait of a Lal Kach participant. Hindu community devotee dances and attend as they takes part in a festival called Lal Kach during the last day of the Bangla month in Munshigonj, Bangladesh.
Participants in a Lal Kach festival procession get ready for the event. The Hindu youth and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year.
Participants in a Lal Kach festival procession get ready for the event. The Hindu youth and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year.
Performers dance on the street to take part in the Lal Kach festival. Young and old take part together. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years.
Performers dance on the street to take part in the Lal Kach festival. Young and old take part together. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years.
Devotees parade through the local village street of Munshigonj, Bangladesh. They wield swords to ward off evil.
Devotees parade through the local village street of Munshigonj, Bangladesh. They wield swords to ward off evil.
Hindu devotees dance on the street as they celebrate Lal Kach festival during the last day of the bengali month in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
Hindu devotees dance on the street as they celebrate Lal Kach festival during the last day of the bengali month in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.