Kolkata, Nov 3 (PTI) On Sunday as siblings across West Bengal celebrated ‘Bhaiphota’, the women of Sundarbans coastal communities honoured a different kind ... they decorated the trunks of mangrove ...
Carrying lamps and chanting in unison, they moved in a procession to the riverside mangrove forest. Accompanied by the sounds of conch shells and ... The women, many of whom have seen firsthand the ...
Bhaiphota is a festival that celebrates sibling bonds. In Sunderbans of West Bengal, women celebrated the occasion by honouring storm-curbing mangrove trees. | News ...
Gathered at the banks of the Sundarika River in Haripur village, Namkhana in South 24 Parganas district, the local women performed a unique 'Bhaiphota' ritual the 'Mangrovephota'.