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. Hare Krishna Hare Rama 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 lamps (hazak lights), and crowds of people joined...