PRAYING SOULS by SHOEB FARUQUEE

It’s a ‘ghee light burning’ ceremony in the name of ‘Baba Lokonath’, who was one of the Greatest Saint in Hindu religion and he told to his followers that ‘whenever you are in danger - remember me, I will save you.’ His millions of followers in whole Bangladesh pray in his name with spiritual concentration to save themselves from evils and to fulfil their desire.
It’s a special prayer session for Hindu religion people who follows Baba Lokonaths idealism. This special prayer took place on Every Saturday and Tuesday of last 15 days of Bengali calendar month Karthik.
Before the Puja day, devotees take only vegetables for 24 hours. On the puja day devotees have to fast to take part of this special Puja which continues from late afternoon to early evening.

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