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Old Mela at Beadon Street !

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Gajan & Chaitra Sankranti at Chatu Babu's Bari !

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Bengali year ending with Charak Utsav !

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Bengali year ending is still celebrated through CHARAK UTSAV & MELA at Beadon Street in North Calcutta.This tradition has been going on for more than 200 years & people of Kolkata & many foreigners take great interest in witnessing Sanyasis swinging round & round the Charak Tree. After a month long fasting they offer prayer to Lord Mahadev. They go through a lot of hardship which includes jumping from a height of 15 to 20ft bamboo structures to sharp knives (Bonti )& other harmful materials. This happens at Chatu Babu's Bazar. On Poila Baishak they finally sit down for a sumptuous lunch at Chatu Babu's Thakurbari which marks the ending of their fasting month. It was probably in this Charak Mela where Swami Vivekananda held a running horse when it went berserk ! After all Swamiji lived nearby & could have attended this Chaitra Sankranti Mela !

Only Charak Puja in Kolkata 2012

At Chatu Babu's (Beadon Street) 8th April-Establishing GHOT & PUJA. 9th " - 8am..Puja of Mahadev -7.30pm. Puja & Jhul Jump. 10th '" -8am. Puja of Mahadev. -7.30pm. Puja & Kanta Jump. 11th " -8am. Puja of Mahadev. -7.30pm. Puja & Bonti Jump. Sanyasis eat fruits & goes to Kalighat. 12th April- 8.30am. Puja of Neel. Evening -Implanting Charak Tree. Night -Marriage of Lilaboti. 13th April-8am Charak Puja. Evening -Sanyasis will swing around Charak Tree. MELA from morning. 14th April-8am. Basi Charak Puja. Afternon-Sanyasis Aspanna Bhojan at Chatu Babu Latu Babu's Thakurbari