Rakher Upobash Festival In Kolkata, India

Hindu devotees are sitting together in front of oil lamps and praying to Shri Shri Loknath Brahmachari, a Hindu saint and philosopher, as they are observing the Rakher Upobash festival at a temple in Kolkata, India, on November 8, 2025. Hindu women are observing a one-day fast and offering prayers during the ''Kartik Brata'' or ''Rakher Upobash'' for marital bliss, the well-being of their spouses and children, and the purification of their own bodies and souls