<i>Hundreds join Sindurmoti fair in Lalmonirhat</i>
Hindu devotees gather around Sindurmoti pond for holy dip during the traditional fair at Sindurmoti village in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila yesterday.Photo: STAR
Traditional Sindurmoti Fair was held at Panchogram union in Sadar upazila yesterday. Hundreds of Hindu devotees from different areas of grater Rangpur and other parts of the country and also from India poured into the daylong fair that took place beside Sindurmoti pond. Sindurmoti pond was dug by a Brahmin Zamindar a few hundred year ago. It is now regarded as a holy site by the Hindu community. Devotees prayed at a temple there and took holy dip in the pond. They believe that bathing in the pond water brings peace and purity in their life. Dr Subhas Chandro Roy, president of the Sindurmoti Fair Celebration Committee, said the fair began around 300 years ago. The fair is being held in the Bangla month Chaitra or on the first day of every Bangla year, he added. Devotee Basonti Rani Roy, 50, said she had been coming to Sindurmoti fair for the last 20 years. “I got divine peace by attending the fair. While bathing in the pond, I prayed to the Almighty for the peace of the departed souls of my parents”, said another devotee, Atul Chandro Roy, 55. Monoranjon Nath, 65, who hails from Gidaldah village under Dinhata police station in Coochbehar district of Paschimbanga, said he along with many other Indian devotees had been attending the fair every year to seek divine peace. “We feel great after bathing in the water”, he said. Muslims of the region also come to the fair for joining the festival and purchasing different goods. Mokaddes Ali, 45, said a number of Muslim people from nearby villages come to the fair venue every year as it is now a part of their tradition.
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