Why Some Hindus Spent Their Weekend Hanging From Hooks and Laying on Nails
Bonhams : The hook-swinging festival (charak puja) Murshidabad, late 18th/early 19th Century
Jawhar Sircar on Twitter: "Today is Chaitra Sankaranti in Bengal and tomorrow is Pahela Baisakh Festival. Hook swinging is now banned. https://t.co/OsYfL8GKnw" / Twitter
Be tortured, ye, in the name of God! - Telegraph India
Kolkata, India. 14th Apr, 2021. People Hook -swinging during the ritual. The Hook-swinging ritual and festival of Charak is where people hang by a rope from an erected pole and they revolve
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Worshippers display their devotion by piercing skin with metal hooks during hindu festival - Storytrender
Kolkata, India. 14th Apr, 2021. Spectators watching during the ritual. The Hook-swinging ritual and festival of Charak is where people hang by a rope from an erected pole and they revolve around
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Charakpuja, the Hook Swinging Festival - James Atkinson - WikiGallery.org, the largest gallery in the world
The Hook-swinging Festival (Chadak parvan) | Unknown | V&A Explore The Collections
Dalit men insert hooks into their backs to perform Sidi in Hassan. - The Hindu
Journeys, Artwork 19 - Hook-swinging Festival | Unknown, 19t… | Flickr
Men in Bangladesh hang themselves from hooks in Charak Puja festival | Daily Mail Online
![Thread Reader App on Twitter: "@PradzWorLd Saluti, you can read it here: @Aban__Ind: "Effeminate Bengali men" ? I see. 😛😌😏 [pics from Charak puja in Bengal] @biswa_gh @sadharanindian Tribal ?… https://t.co/a5ljnWtlY6 Talk](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EY3821gXgAEonnG.jpg "Thread Reader App on Twitter: \"@PradzWorLd Saluti, you can read it here: @Aban__Ind: \"Effeminate Bengali men\" ? I see. 😛😌😏 [pics from Charak puja in Bengal] @biswa_gh @sadharanindian Tribal ?… https://t.co/a5ljnWtlY6 Talk")
Thread Reader App on Twitter: "@PradzWorLd Saluti, you can read it here: @Aban__Ind: "Effeminate Bengali men" ? I see. 😛😌😏 [pics from Charak puja in Bengal] @biswa_gh @sadharanindian Tribal ?… https://t.co/a5ljnWtlY6 Talk
Extreme piercing: A festival of self-inflicted pain - BBC News
The Churuk Puja or Swinging Ceremony, India, 19th century - Stock Image - C045/3639 - Science Photo Library
Men in Bangladesh hang themselves from hooks in Charak Puja festival | Daily Mail Online
