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In pictures: Celebrating Poila Baisakh in style

Glimpses of several events to mark the Bengali New Year, 1430

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 15.04.23, 06:58 PM
Celebrating Nobo Barsho, 1430, Mongol Shobhajatra organised a colourful carnival from Ganguly Bagan to Sukanta Setu in Jadavpur. Thousands of people, dressed for the occasion, took part despite the sizzling weather conditions. The artworks by Mongol Shobhajatra’s Gobeshona O Prosar Kendra, worked relentlessly to prepare the huge mascots — mechho beral or fishing cat, bulbuli, nouka and baul. The indigenous Gambhira masks of Kushmandi and Dakshin Dinajpur were prepared by artists to represent the art forms of West Bengal. Mongol Shobhajatra also projected some less popular folk music like the Jari musical troupe from Murshidabad, Hapu and Bolan musical troupe from Birbhum
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Celebrating Nobo Barsho, 1430, Mongol Shobhajatra organised a colourful carnival from Ganguly Bagan to Sukanta Setu in Jadavpur. Thousands of people, dressed for the occasion, took part despite the sizzling weather conditions. The artworks by Mongol Shobhajatra’s Gobeshona O Prosar Kendra, worked relentlessly to prepare the huge mascots — mechho beral or fishing cat, bulbuli, nouka and baul. The indigenous Gambhira masks of Kushmandi and Dakshin Dinajpur were prepared by artists to represent the art forms of West Bengal. Mongol Shobhajatra also projected some less popular folk music like the Jari musical troupe from Murshidabad, Hapu and Bolan musical troupe from Birbhum

Soumyajit Dey
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Mongol Sobhajatra was accorded the Unesco’s ICH tag in 2016. The recognition came at the 11th session of the Inter-governmental Committee on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa
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Mongol Sobhajatra was accorded the Unesco’s ICH tag in 2016. The recognition came at the 11th session of the Inter-governmental Committee on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa

Soumyajit Dey
Mongol Shobhajatra spreads the message of love, friendship and brotherhood which knows no man-made boundaries
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Mongol Shobhajatra spreads the message of love, friendship and brotherhood which knows no man-made boundaries

Soumyajit Dey
The shobhajatra was inaugurated by a rural violinist Rahmat in the presence of eminent personalities such as Pabitra Sarkar, Ganpanthi among others
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The shobhajatra was inaugurated by a rural violinist Rahmat in the presence of eminent personalities such as Pabitra Sarkar, Ganpanthi among others

Soumyajit Dey
Beating the heat, hundreds of devotees queued up at Dakshineswar temple to offer prayers on the occasion of Poila Baisakh on Saturday
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Beating the heat, hundreds of devotees queued up at Dakshineswar temple to offer prayers on the occasion of Poila Baisakh on Saturday

Amit Datta
As part of annual ritual, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal goalposts were worshipped on Bengal New Year
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As part of annual ritual, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal goalposts were worshipped on Bengal New Year

Ashim Paul

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