Sam Jahan, Jacinta Goh/Reuters
Colorful Lal Kach festival ushers hope for Bangladesh Hindus ahead of Bengali new year
In Munshiganj, Bangladesh, Hindu devotees transform into Lord Shiva's legendary "Red Glass" army for the annual Lal Kach festival. Painted crimson from head to toe, they parade through the village with swords raised to drive away evil and welcome the Bengali New Year.
Sam Jahan, Jacinta Goh/Reuters
16 April 2026

In Munshiganj, Bangladesh, Hindu devotees transform into Lord Shiva's legendary "Red Glass" army for the annual Lal Kach festival. Painted crimson from head to toe, they parade through the village with swords raised to drive away evil and welcome the Bengali New Year.
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