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Boumela: a festival of Hindu wives on Bangla New Year's Day

Every year, starting on Pahela Baishakh, the Bangla New Year’s Day, married Hindu women in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon take part in Boumela, or the festival of wives, under a banyan tree next to the local upazila council. They worship the tree, considering it an incarnation of the goddess Siddheswari, for a peaceful family life.

As a part of the Boumela ritual, a married Hindu woman carries a platter full of soil on her head to put it at the base of a banyan tree, known as an incarnation of goddess Siddheshwari in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
As a part of the Boumela ritual, a married Hindu woman carries a platter full of soil on her head to put it at the base of a banyan tree, known as an incarnation of goddess Siddheshwari in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
Married Hindu women worship a banyan tree known as an incarnation of the goddess Siddheshwari as part of the Boumela festival in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
Married Hindu women worship a banyan tree known as an incarnation of the goddess Siddheshwari as part of the Boumela festival in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
Flowers offered by participants at the Boumela festival in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon lie at the base of a banyan tree known as an incarnation of the goddess Siddheshwari. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
Flowers offered by participants at the Boumela festival in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon lie at the base of a banyan tree known as an incarnation of the goddess Siddheshwari. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
A woman carries fruits which would be offered to a banyan tree known as an incarnation of goddess Siddheshwari during the Boumela festival in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
A woman carries fruits which would be offered to a banyan tree known as an incarnation of goddess Siddheshwari during the Boumela festival in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
Offered fruits by devotees to worship a banyan tree known as an incarnation of goddess Siddheshwari lie at the tree’s base during the Boumela festival in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon. The offerings will be distributed among devotees after the end of the ritual. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
Offered fruits by devotees to worship a banyan tree known as an incarnation of goddess Siddheshwari lie at the tree’s base during the Boumela festival in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon. The offerings will be distributed among devotees after the end of the ritual. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
A Hindu priest worships a banyan tree known as an incarnation of the goddess Siddheshwari during the Boumela festival in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
A Hindu priest worships a banyan tree known as an incarnation of the goddess Siddheshwari during the Boumela festival in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
Hindu women offer fruits to a banyan tree known as an incarnation of the goddess Siddheshwari during the Boumela festival in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
Hindu women offer fruits to a banyan tree known as an incarnation of the goddess Siddheshwari during the Boumela festival in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
Hindu priests and devotees worship a banyan tree known as an incarnation of the goddess Siddheshwari during the Boumela festival in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
Hindu priests and devotees worship a banyan tree known as an incarnation of the goddess Siddheshwari during the Boumela festival in Narayangaj’s Sonargaon. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
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Published : 16 Apr 2023, 04:40 AM

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