Simlapal royal family's Chanchar Festival
Chanchar Festival :- The Chanchar Festival is celebrated on the night before Dol Purnima ( Holi ), where idols of Radha-Krishna or Krishna and Balarama are placed on a choudal (a decorated palanquin) and taken on a grand procession around the village or town. Devotees accompany the procession with nama sankirtan (devotional singing), offering prayers and food ( naivedya ) to the deities as they stop in front of each household. It is believed that during this procession, the deities visit every devotee's home to bless them. Chanchar Festival: Simlapal royal family 's Chanchar Festival:- The Chanchara Festival was an integral part of the Simlapal royal family's Dol celebrations in the Bankura district of West Bengal , India. Traditionally, Krishna and Balarama were carried on a choudal by devotees and taken on a night-long journey through the streets of Simlapal two days before Dol. The procession was illuminated with hurricane/Petromax lamps ( hazak lights ), and ...