November puja, celebrating light overcoming darkness and the triumph of goodness over evil.
Also worshipping goddess Kali- the deity of strength and peace. If you ask AI for a picture of her you can see one of the gods our employees and neighbors worship 😢 she is often bright blue, with 6? arms, her tongue sticking out, wearing a wreath of skulls with one in her hand, etc
After a supper of hot hamburger dip and chips, mandarins, cucumber and bell peppers with ranch, we took a rickshaw van ride to see all the lights. Candles lining village paths and rooftops of the nicer concrete houses, some “Christmas lights”, and fireworks. We rode out to Batiaghata. On top of a higher bridge we could get a good aerial view then down asking the river and thru the bazaar where we stopped for essentials for the Bud. Then back to Chakrakhali to the School grounds where there was goings on and back home.
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