Charak Puja is a very enchanting folk festival for Bengali Hindus. It is also known as "Nil Puja". The believers of the Hindu religion celebrate this on the last day of Chaitra (Chaitra Songkranti).
According to Wikipedia : Charak Puja (also known as Nil Puja) is a Hindu folk festival, held in southern Bangladesh and West Bengal on the last day of the month of Chaitra (in Bengali calendars called Choitro).
A similar festival in Maharashtra is called Bagad, while in Vizianagram, Andhra Pradesh it is called as Sirimanu utsavam.
People believe that the festival will carry prosperity by eliminating the sorrow and sufferings of the previous year. The festival is actually a festival to satisfy "Lord Shiva", the great "Debadideb" of Hindu Religion. Though the festival takes place at midnight in Chaitra Songkranti, the preparation phase usually starts one month of the day.
The arrangement team of the festival go from village to village to procure the necessary components like paddy, oil, sugar, salt, honey, money and other items with the arranged cosmetics such as Shiva, Parvati and Narod. The cosmetic Shiva is locally called "Nil Pagol" or "Jal Katha". At midnight of the Songkranti, the worshippers are gathered together to worship God and after puja, the prasad is distributed.
Illustration of Charak Puja from Twenty-four plates illustrative of Hindoo and European Manners in Bengal (1832) by Sophie Charlotte Belnos (1795-1865)
In one place, it is also known as "Hajrha Puja". The woman doesn't take the meal before Puja on this day. Sometimes in this festival, a human "Charak" is made ready to satisfy Lord Shiva. The "Charak" is tied with a hook (Borshi) on his back and then he is moved around a bar with a long rope. Though it is risky, they arrange it.
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According to Wikipedia : Charak Puja (also known as Nil Puja) is a Hindu folk festival, held in southern Bangladesh and West Bengal on the last day of the month of Chaitra (in Bengali calendars called Choitro).
A similar festival in Maharashtra is called Bagad, while in Vizianagram, Andhra Pradesh it is called as Sirimanu utsavam.
People believe that the festival will carry prosperity by eliminating the sorrow and sufferings of the previous year. The festival is actually a festival to satisfy "Lord Shiva", the great "Debadideb" of Hindu Religion. Though the festival takes place at midnight in Chaitra Songkranti, the preparation phase usually starts one month of the day.
The arrangement team of the festival go from village to village to procure the necessary components like paddy, oil, sugar, salt, honey, money and other items with the arranged cosmetics such as Shiva, Parvati and Narod. The cosmetic Shiva is locally called "Nil Pagol" or "Jal Katha". At midnight of the Songkranti, the worshippers are gathered together to worship God and after puja, the prasad is distributed.
Illustration of Charak Puja from Twenty-four plates illustrative of Hindoo and European Manners in Bengal (1832) by Sophie Charlotte Belnos (1795-1865)
In one place, it is also known as "Hajrha Puja". The woman doesn't take the meal before Puja on this day. Sometimes in this festival, a human "Charak" is made ready to satisfy Lord Shiva. The "Charak" is tied with a hook (Borshi) on his back and then he is moved around a bar with a long rope. Though it is risky, they arrange it.
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Neel Puja (Charak Puja) Date and Time, 2023
Name of Festivals | Days | Date of Festivals |
Neel Puja | Thursday | 13 April 2023 |
Charak Puja | Friday | 14 April 2023 |
চরক পুজা | শুক্রবার | ৩১ চৈত্র ১৪২৯ |
Neel Puja (Charak Puja) Date and Time, 2022
Name of Festivals | Days | Date of Festivals |
Neel Puja | 13 April 2022 | |
Charak Puja | 14 April 2022 | |
চরক পুজা | ৩১ চৈত্র ১৪২৮ | |
Neel Puja (Charak Puja) Date and Time, 2021
Name of Festivals | Days | Date of Festivals |
Neel Puja | Tuesday | 13 April 2021 |
Charak Puja | Wednesday | 14 April 2021 |
চরক পুজা | বুধবার | ৩১ চৈত্র ১৪২৭ |
Neel Puja (Charak Puja) Date and Time, 2020
Name of Festivals | Days | Date of Festivals |
Neel Puja | xxxxx | 13 April 2020 |
Charak Puja | Saturday | 14 April 2020 |
চরক পুজা | xxxxx | ৩১ চৈত্র ১৪২৬ |
Neel Puja (Charak Puja) Date and Time, 2019
Name of Festivals | Days | Date of Festivals |
Neel Puja | xxxxx | 13 April 2019 |
Charak Puja | xxxxxxxx | 14 April 2019 |
চরক পুজা | xxxxx | ৩১ চৈত্র ১৪২৫ |
Neel Puja (Charak Puja) Date and Time, 2018
Name of Festivals
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Days
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Date of Festivals
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Neel
Puja
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Friday
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13
April 2018
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Charak
Puja
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Saturday
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14
April 2018
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চরক পুজা
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শুক্রবার
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৩১ চৈত্র ১৪২৪
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