DHAKA, BANGLADESH: Kartik Fasting (locally known as Kartik Brati or Rakher Upobash), Barodi, Sonargaon, Narayanganj, Bangladesh. November 2025. This picture shows one of the devotees getting ready to immerse oil lamps into the river after completing the fast and performing prayer at the Sri Sri baba loknath Bhrahmachari retreat (locally called 'Ashram'). This is a ritual that signifies the end of the fasting and offering prayer to the gods for good health and healing and protection from diseases such as cholera and pox.
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