–- Gajon Festival. Have you
ever seen People Dancing with the Decayed Dade to Appeasing the God?
-- Gajon festival, held in
West Bengal, India on the last day of Bengali year on the occasion of worship of Lord Shiva,
you will find nearly hundreds of ‘Gajon Sanyasis’ dancing with different parts
of human dead bodies.
-- Thousands of spectators
assemble to see the awesome dance of those Sannyasis. According to villagers,
this practice is going on for more than hundreds of years. But police and
district administration do very little to stop such ugly and unscientific
practices. From where do the Gajon Sannyasis collect those dead bodies? Large
number of people gather to witness the gruesome scene. Bad stench from the
decomposed body and the primitive ways of the so called sadhus create an ugly
atmosphere. Even children are brought to witness this 'festival' called
'Gajon'. The whole scene is primitive and unhealthy, a kind of visual
pollution. But who cares?
-- I believe these type of
dirty and unreasonable activities, practices in the name of religion or
tradition should be stopped immediately and this was my little bit to bring it
in front of you / people.
