These Well-worth Photo expeditions covered the festival moods painful Charak puja during the Bangla New year around Dhaka, Dhamrai and the ancient capital of Sonargaon
These Well-worth Photo expeditions covered the festival moods painful Charak puja during the Bangla New year around Dhaka, Dhamrai and the ancient capital of Sonargaon
Photo Tour Program:
April 12 – 16, 2026 and 2027
the festival tour centered around Charak puja which reaches its climax with spectacular spiritual performances, including walking on fire, the Kali dance, and Tantric chants. Women make vocal sounds while crowds cheer in unity, adding to the festive atmosphere.
The two-day festival has flashed massive excitement among locals, particularly the Hindu community of different areas of Bangladesh, the festival is expected to draw thousands of devotees and visitors from across the country.
Tour Interest:
* Our tour experiences the difference of Charak puja painful climax,
* festival-moods procession in the street of Dhaka for the Bangla new year,
* Old Dhaka heritage and boat building activities,
* Village fair, Dhamrai Brush artisans and Hindu devotee’s cultural expressions
* Explore the ancient capital of Sonargaon.
Day-1 on 12th April: Greeting from Dhaka airport to the hotel
Our guide will take you some photogenic places in Dhaka if day lights remain.
Overnight stay in 3-star or 4-star hotel
Day-2 on 13th April: Old Dhaka and Shipyards Photography
Early in the morning started the photo expeditions to be covered the different market and old Dhaka shipyards, the activities are –
* Before breakfast walk around Kawran Bazar wholesale fish, vegetables and chicken market where thousands of peoples, labors, sellers and buyers’ chaos make your peace in photography.
* Amin Bazar load-unloads bricks, sands and coal from the ship by daily labors both man and woman
* Chawk Bazar – the country’s largest wholesale market walking experiences the peoples’ contemporary necessary thinks and daily needs in their life.
* Sadarghat river front and Shipyards walking to have a look the hundreds of canoe boat on the river and hard-working labors repairing, coloring, searching leak of the ship, parts making around the shipyard.
Overnight stay in 3-star or 4-star hotel
Day-3 on 14th April: Bangla new year festival celebration & visit Sonargaon
The festival moods bangla new year celebration by the all-classes peoples particularly procession filled the street of Dhaka started from Dhaka university. Enjoy the folk musical live show, peoples smiling and colorful dress making the new year with joy.
In the afternoon, drive to the ancient capital, Sonargaon. Visit folk arts and craft museum, annual fair and Panam nagar architectural grandeur.
Overnight stay in 3-star or 4-star hotel
Day-4 on 15th April: Charak Puja Festival in Dhamrai
The day started early by a car drive toward Dhamrai – the ancient cities of the Hindu craftsman and Bruss- artisans to enjoy the main attraction of the Photo tour. We will enjoy different Hindu devotees’ festival moods Puja ceremonies and the most painful and spiritual Charak puja climax which is performed by body suspension likely they were moving here and there by piercing iron bars through their tongues. Some were hanging from 25-30 feet high Charak trees with the help of a spear embedded in their backs and were continuously moving in circles.
We will return drive back to Dhaka for dinner and night halt nearby airport hotel.
Overnight stay in 3-star or 4-star hotel
Day-5 on 16th April: Airport drop off to end the photo expeditions.
Airport drop to end the festival Photo expedition in Bangladesh
Tour price will be quote as per hotel categories and group size
per person