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Ethnic Religious Ceremony of the Jetors
Jetor men of Bhatpara, Paschim Medinipur carrying water from Kangsabati to participate in their ethnic religious-festival named Jol Dhala. The human chain of worshippers resembles Proto-Australoids.
Worship of Lord Shiva by an indigenous community
Jetors have their own priests (Bamuns). Nowadays priests are sometimes invited from outside their community, but in olden times their own priest used to perform Puja and related rites.
Worshipping the Termite Mound
A section of the Jetor community holds a profound reverence towards termite mounds, worshipping them as sacred manifestations of divine power. It is believed that a folk goddess embodies the termite mound on the wall of a living room. The holes and…
Joldhala- one of the popular religious festivals
Women from different Jetor villages located at considerable distance are united by their common love of river (Kangsabati) and Baba (Lord Shiva), on whose head they pour Holy River Water twice a year. (Bhatpara, Paschim Medinipur)
Bonbibir Pala (The Story of Bonbibi)
The Bonbibir Pala is a performance that is unique to the Sundarbans. It is meant to celebrate and appease Bonbibi, who is considered the "goddess of the forest".The legend of Bonbibi and her archenemy, Dakshinrai (or "the King of the South") has been…
Jhumur Naach
The Jhumur Naach is a dance performed by the women of Satjelia, a village located in the Gosaba block in the South 24-Parganas district of West Bengal. These women, who are mostly married, are engaged in various occupations such as agriculture,…
Puppet Song - 'Krishnaleela' ('The Mischiefs of Lord Krishna')
The complete original Bengali text of the puppet song 'Krishnaleela' ('The Mischiefs of Lord Krishna'), accompanied by an IPA transcription of the same.
Puppet Song - 'On Education and Its Importance in Daily Life'
The complete original Bengali text of the puppet song - 'On Education and Its Importance in Daily Life', accompanied by an IPA transcription of the same.
'Tusu Parab' ('The Tusu Festival') by Sripada Mahato
The original Bengali text of the essay 'Tusu Parab' ('The Tusu Festival') by Sripada Mahato, which describes the Tusu Parab of the Kurmis in vivid detail.The Tusu Parab is a month-long festival celebrated in the districts of Purulia, Bankura and…
'Kurmi o Kurmalir Tukitaaki' (A Brief Note on Kurmis and Kurmali) by Sripada Mahato
The original Bengali text of the essay 'Kurmi o Kurmalir Tukitaaki' (A Brief Note on Kurmis and Kurmali) by Sripada Mahato, in which Kurmi life is discussed in some detail.