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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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