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Hari Boisu festival in Khagrachhari

The hills of Khagrachhari are buzzing with a festive atmosphere surrounding Hari Boisu, the key social festival of the Tripura community. It is celebrated on the last two days of the Bengali month of Chaitra and the first day of Baishakh. According to the Tripura calendar, they organise the Hari Boisu festival on the 29th day of Chaitra.

On the morning of Hari Boisu, the last day of Chaitra, Tripura women and children gather with flowers on the banks of Khagrachhari's Chengi River. Photo: Samir Mallik
On the morning of Hari Boisu, the last day of Chaitra, Tripura women and children gather with flowers on the banks of Khagrachhari's Chengi River. Photo: Samir Mallik
Tripura women and children pray on the banks of Khagrachhari's Chengi River on Hari Boisu. Photo: Samir Mallik
Tripura women and children pray on the banks of Khagrachhari's Chengi River on Hari Boisu. Photo: Samir Mallik
Tripura women and children pray on the banks of Khagrachhari's Chengi River on Hari Boisu. Photo: Samir Mallik
Tripura women and children pray on the banks of Khagrachhari's Chengi River on Hari Boisu. Photo: Samir Mallik
Prayer flowers placed by people of the Tripura community on the banks of Khagrachhari's Chengi River on the morning of Hari Boisu. Photo: Samir Mallik
Prayer flowers placed by people of the Tripura community on the banks of Khagrachhari's Chengi River on the morning of Hari Boisu. Photo: Samir Mallik
Prayer flowers placed by people of the Tripura community on the banks of Khagrachhari's Chengi River on the morning of Hari Boisu. Photo: Samir Mallik
Prayer flowers placed by people of the Tripura community on the banks of Khagrachhari's Chengi River on the morning of Hari Boisu. Photo: Samir Mallik
Tripura women in traditional attire on the banks of Khagrachhari's Chengi River on the morning of Hari Boisu. Photo: Samir Mallik
Tripura women in traditional attire on the banks of Khagrachhari's Chengi River on the morning of Hari Boisu. Photo: Samir Mallik
People of the Tripura community float different flowers, including Rangoon Creeper, Yellow Bell, and Hibiscus, and new hand-woven clothes in Khagrachhari's Chengi River for Goddess Ganga on Hari Boisu. Photo: Samir Mallik
People of the Tripura community float different flowers, including Rangoon Creeper, Yellow Bell, and Hibiscus, and new hand-woven clothes in Khagrachhari's Chengi River for Goddess Ganga on Hari Boisu. Photo: Samir Mallik
On the morning of Hari Boisu, the last day of Chaitra, Tripura women and children gather with flowers on the banks of Khagrachhari's Chengi River. Photo: Samir Mallik
On the morning of Hari Boisu, the last day of Chaitra, Tripura women and children gather with flowers on the banks of Khagrachhari's Chengi River. Photo: Samir Mallik

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Published : 14 Apr 2026, 01:15 AM

Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 06:25 PM

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