Shining darkness - Candle Festival

After sunset, in an evening of half autumn, there was a great indù celebration in Barodi, some kilometers faraway from the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka.

The exact name of the celebration is 'Rakher Upobash Festival', also said simply Candle Festival, and it is celebrated around the Shri Shri Lokenath Brahmachari Ashram temple.

Many pilgrims and people praying were here, taking some candles (called "pradip") in front of them, repeating a rhythmic song and reciting verses (reading words also from smartphone).

Atmosphere is dreamlike: candle fog and incense filled the air, and it is not easy to breathe. Clothes became full of a dense smell due to the oil of candles. I walked without shoes in a wet ground, to be connected to this sacred ground, and to respect divinity.