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Dondi Rituals (দণ্ডি কাটা) | Kolkata

Shot @ Dondi Ritual, Kalighat Area, Kolkata, 2014

 

 

"The ritual that we are about to touch on is called DONDI. It is a ritual of Hindus, performed on the day of Shitala Puja, a Hindu Goddess who is worshipped to protect people against many Hindrance and diseases. On an auspicious hot summer day scores of Hindus after taking a dip in the river Ganga at Kalighat, a renowned holy place in Kolkata, perform this ritual locally (in West Bengal, India) known as ‘Dondi’. "

- as appropriately described by Joydeep Mukherjee.

 

 

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Uploaded on April 20, 2014
Taken on April 19, 2014