2-694-820 - Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images

View on the Banks of the Ganges with representation of the Churruck Poojah - A Hindoo Holiday, from Views of Bengal and along the Ganges, pub. 1810 (engraving). Depicts a traditional celebration held every April, on the eve of the Bengali New Year; Also known as the 'hook-swinging festival' because many devotees put themselves through painful penances, piercing their bodies with hooks;.