Charak Puja is a very enchanting folk festival of the Southern Belt of Bangladesh and West Bengal. The believers of the Hindu religion celebrate this on the last day of Chaitra (Chaitra Songkranti) and the celebration were began one day earlier. People believe that the festival will carry prosperity by eliminating the sorrow and sufferings of the previous year. In this festival a human "Charak" is made ready to satisfy the Lord Shiva. The "Charak" is tied with a hook (Borshi) on his back and then he is moved around a bar with a long rope.
