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Gajon In Bengal

Gajon of Bengal is a traditional dance with songs in praise of Lord
Shiva, during Chaitra - last month of Bangla calendar. Although this
profession is very rare to find at present, some rural folks still
love
to perform this ancient
art publicly. Here in this picture, a similar group performing Gajon
songs at a place near Kolkata.--
A. B.
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shubhendu2011 said…
Thanks for sharing this bit...brought back some childhood memories...how i used to get scared while looking at all the men dressed as mahishasur or kali ;)
01 April, 2012 13:45
Asim Bando said…
Yes. I also was curious about them when I was a child.
02 April, 2012 01:04
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