Festivals and Fairs

The celebration of the birthday of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa is another notable religious festival held every year on a day in early March at the Belur Math, headquarters of the Ramakrishna mission. The solemn observance draws not only Hindus but people of other religions and Non-Indians, and lakhs of people converge there to pay homage to the great saint. Hindu and Muslim Saints of local fame are commemorated in countless fairs and celebrations in every part of West Bengal. Every old temple has its annual day when pilgrims gather there and inevitably a fair of big or small size comes up around it.