During the Hindu Lal Kach festival in Dhaka, men and boys cover themselves in body paint and take part in processions through their local neighbourhoods wielding swords to ward off evil and welcome the Bengali new year 1424
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Participants in a Lal Kach festival procession get ready for the event
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Lal Kach translates as Red Glass
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Devotees parade through the Munshigonj district of Dhaka
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They wield swords to ward off evil
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The festival marks Bengali new year
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It dates back centuries
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Young and old take part together
Source: The Guardian
