| Title： | 《CROCODILE FESTIVAL》 | ||||||
| No. | A00177 | Section： | Color | Share ： |  
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| Introduction： | "Bastu Puja" (crocodile festival) also known as "Kumir Puja" in the local language, is a unique festival in West Bengal, India. This festival is celebrated by the villagers during the winter when the crops are harvested. This puja is popular among the local people. The night before the puja, the local children sing "haloi" folk song in every house at evening and earn money . This money is used to arrange for the puja. In the morning the villagers make a crocodile out of mud in front of a real or | ||||||
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