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It has its origins in the story of a princess called
Bhadravati (Bhadresvari) of Panchakote who magically disappeared. Bhadravati's devotees make an image of her and sing and dance before it throughout the month. On the last day of Bhadra, they gather on the river bank and immerse the image in the
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the existence of this unique genre is being threatened by the rising popularity of cinema and television. Bhadu songs are composed extemporaneously and sung on each night of the festival, depicting the
Goddesses as young girls. They describe Bhadu and tell in loving detail how they will be
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The Bhadu festival is centered around the legend of the princess Bhadu. According to legend, she was found as an orphan by the chief of Lada village. Bhadu is said to be the living embodiment of the goddess
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water. Songs, mainly focussing on marriage, form the main attraction of the festival in which both professional groups and amateurs take part. Celebrations include fairs and cultural programmes.
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Diamond; Margaret Ann Mills. "South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka". Taylor & Francis. p. 567.
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entertained. Since Bhadu is unmarried, her songs are sung mostly by unmarried girls. Dancing and playing drums accompanies Bhadu.
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The songs of the Bhadu festival are based on those that Bhadu was believed to have sung.
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884:, East India. The festival starts from the first day of
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1054:"Orality, Inscription and the Creation of a New Lore"
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2141:Revolutionary movement for Indian independence
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16:Festival in Southern districts of West Bengal
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2811:List of cities in West Bengal by population
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1080:"Bhadu gaan, a dying tradition in Birbhum"
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182:Bengali language Movement (North Dinajpur)
47:
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892:and continues till the end of the month.
3199:Discrimination against Bengalis in India
177:Bengali Language Movement (Barak Valley)
1134:Fairs and Festivals of Purulia District
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963:Goddess Bhadu being taken for immersion
955:Bhadu songs are being sung in a village
912:Bhadu festival is mostly celebrated in
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996:Woman carries an idol of Goddess Bhadu
1086:from the original on 12 December 2008
1060:from the original on 28 December 2008
1056:. Cultural Analysis, Volume 6, 2007.
7:
2176:Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)
1887:Bengali Hindu mythology and culture
880:is the social festival of Southern
763:Indian People's Theatre Association
172:Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)
3393:Image gallery at Wikimedia Commons
14:
1082:. Asia Africa Intelligence Wire.
2209:Darjeeling Himalayan hill region
2006:Night-flowering jasmine (Shiuli)
1529:Yogoda Satsanga Society of India
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1025:Mukhopadhyay, Anjalika (2012).
2259:Protected areas of West Bengal
2239:Western plateau and high lands
1479:Brahmo Conference Organisation
1:
3189:Ethnic communities in Kolkata
1039:Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
508:Bangla Academy Literary Award
3377:Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
3347:Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury
2816:Cities and towns by district
2369:Parliamentary constituencies
2348:All India Trinamool Congress
1655:Swami Vivekananda's Birthday
1014:Folk Festivals of Bangladesh
3357:Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
2101:Great Bengal famine of 1770
1514:Self-Realization Fellowship
483:Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
3428:
3113:Santiniketan Leather Goods
2186:Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
2171:Partition of Bengal (1947)
2136:Partition of Bengal (1905)
1033:; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.).
18:
3390:
3312:Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
3277:Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
3005:Ghosts in Bengali culture
2353:Communist Party (Marxist)
2254:Sandakphu (Highest point)
2181:Bangladesh Liberation War
2015:Devil's tree (Saptaparni)
1997:White-throated kingfisher
1941:
1371:
653:Rock music of West Bengal
167:Bengali Language Movement
3412:Festivals in West Bengal
2358:Indian National Congress
2106:Indian Rebellion of 1857
1979:Banglar Mati Banglar Jol
903:An idol of Goddess Bhadu
753:Group theatre of Kolkata
478:Bangiya Sahitya Parishad
3352:Michael Madhusudan Dutt
2988:Pather Panchali (novel)
2906:Prostitution in Kolkata
2374:Assembly constituencies
2339:Human Rights Commission
1474:Bharat Sevashram Sangha
3164:Economy of West Bengal
2936:Architecture of Bengal
2363:Bharatiya Janata Party
2301:Tiger Hill, Darjeeling
1892:Bengali Hindu diaspora
1580:Dhamrai Jagannath Roth
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202:Bengali Muslim wedding
21:Bhadu (disambiguation)
3267:Jagadish Chandra Bose
2889:Rabindra Nritya Natya
2264:Rivers of West Bengal
2156:Bengal famine of 1943
1970:Emblem of West Bengal
1753:Rabindra Nritya Natya
995:
962:
954:
902:
888:, the fifth month in
797:Cinema of West Bengal
473:Literary institutions
214:Bengali Hindu wedding
19:For outher uses, see
3297:Satyendranath Tagore
3292:Abanindranath Tagore
2334:Legislative Assembly
1519:Sri Aurobindo Ashram
793:Cinema of Bangladesh
608:Shreekrishna Kirtana
408:Shreekrishna Kirtana
376:Bengal School of Art
3302:Satyendranath Dutta
3287:Jnanadanandini Devi
3242:Subhas Chandra Bose
3217:Rabindranath Tagore
3184:Anglo-Indian people
2854:Arts of West Bengal
2585:Presidency division
2464:Jalpaiguri division
2219:North Bengal plains
1037:(Second ed.).
568:Maimansingha Gitika
3382:Nihar Ranjan Gupta
3307:Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3282:Sarat Chandra Bose
3252:Bidhan Chandra Roy
2953:Bengali literature
2834:Bengal Renaissance
2541:Medinipur division
2111:Bengal Renaissance
2086:East India Company
1769:Vaishnava Padavali
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418:Vaishnava Padavali
398:Bengal Renaissance
95:Bengali Christians
3399:
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3337:Dwarkanath Tagore
3327:Swami Vivekananda
3227:Kazi Nazrul Islam
3043:Bengal Patachitra
3028:Banglar Rosogolla
2839:Bengali calendars
2736:Jaynagar Majilpur
2645:
2644:
2637:South 24 Parganas
2620:North 24 Parganas
2565:Paschim Medinipur
2449:Paschim Bardhaman
2344:Political parties
2306:Siliguri Corridor
2279:Brahmaputra River
2161:Direct Action Day
2096:Bengal Presidency
2091:Battle of Plassey
2066:Cooch Behar State
2061:Mallabhum kingdom
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1899:
1875:
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1797:
1796:
1789:Hungry generation
1732:Bishnupur gharana
1698:
1697:
1509:Ramakrishna Order
1369:
1368:
1052:Roma Chatterjee.
875:
874:
628:Bishnupur Gharana
623:Classical genres
503:Rabindra Puraskar
319:Kolkata Book Fair
314:Ekushey Book Fair
90:Bengali Buddhists
40:Culture of Bengal
3419:
3058:Dhaniakhali Sari
2968:Professor Shonku
2963:Lalmohan Ganguly
2948:Bengali language
2884:Rabindra Sangeet
2741:Jiaganj Azimganj
2510:Dakshin Dinajpur
2431:Burdwan division
2427:
2402:Matua Mahasangha
2146:Anushilan Samiti
2081:Nawabs of Bengal
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1920:
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1904:
1806:
1717:Rabindra Sangeet
1707:
1645:Jagaddhatri Puja
1605:Vishwakarma Puja
1600:Ganesh Chaturthi
1550:Rabindra Jayanti
1504:Matua Mahasangha
1464:Adi Brahmo Samaj
1412:Matuasmritokotha
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1078:Pranesh Sarkar.
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1027:"Bhadu Festival"
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673:Dwijendralal Ray
663:Rabindra Sangeet
648:Bangladeshi rock
125:List of Bengalis
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3232:Anil Kumar Gain
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3128:Sundarban Honey
3118:Shantipuri sari
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2570:Purba Medinipur
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2379:CID West Bengal
2324:Chief Ministers
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1675:Maha Shivaratri
1660:Makar Sankranti
1555:Akshaya Tritiya
1533:
1524:Vedanta Society
1494:Gaudiya Mission
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773:Gerasim Lebedev
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531:performing arts
518:
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513:Ananda Puraskar
498:Literary awards
458:Folk literature
453:Science fiction
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2229:Rarh region
2051:Pala Empire
1988:Fishing cat
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1635:Shakta Rash
1630:Bhai Phonta
1590:Janmashtami
1277:Gandhabanik
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827:Lathi khela
573:Devotional
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3247:Jamini Roy
3138:Tulaipanji
3093:Madurkathi
3048:Chhau mask
2983:Kiriti Roy
2916:Durga Puja
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2844:Patachitra
2731:Jalpaiguri
2711:Darjeeling
2671:Berhampore
2651:Cities and
2633:(declared)
2631:Sundarbans
2627:(declared)
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2517:(declared)
2515:Berhampore
2487:Jalpaiguri
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1433:Kartabhaja
1297:Kansabanik
1139:Folk Songs
1111:0415939194
1090:2008-12-14
1064:2008-12-14
1001:References
832:Chaturaṅga
822:Boli Khela
693:Polligeeti
688:Hason Raja
403:Charyapada
390:Literature
366:Bangladesh
226:Gaye holud
195:Traditions
157:Vocabulary
3179:Rajbanshi
2921:Bhai Dooj
2776:Midnapore
2751:Kharagpur
2746:Kalimpong
2696:Bishnupur
2691:Bardhaman
2676:Balurghat
2554:Bishnupur
2492:Kalimpong
2422:districts
2417:Divisions
2196:Geography
2121:Nadia Raj
2044:Shashanka
1933:State of
1837:Raibenshe
1821:Sholapith
1665:Maghotsab
1625:Kali Puja
1538:Festivals
1448:Vaishnava
1334:Namasudra
1292:Kaibartya
1206:Bhadralok
984:. But in
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926:Bardhaman
718:Harmonium
302:Festivals
266:Satya Pir
139:Languages
105:Dhakaiyas
100:Bhadralok
3406:Category
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3083:Himsagar
2978:Kakababu
2869:Gombhira
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2604:Ichamati
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2560:Jhargram
2329:Governor
2151:Jugantar
1862:Gombhira
1809:Folk art
1779:Panchali
1565:Shashthi
1407:Panchali
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1339:Namassej
1324:Mahishya
1307:Kayastha
1302:Karmakar
1252:Barujibi
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1058:Archived
936:Folklore
908:Location
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558:Gombhira
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548:Bhatiali
346:Shakrain
241:folklore
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120:Sylhetis
31:a series
29:Part of
3174:Adivasi
2879:Cuisine
2826:Culture
2791:Raiganj
2786:Purulia
2756:Kolkata
2686:Barasat
2681:Bankura
2666:Asansol
2661:Alipore
2610:Kolkata
2575:Purulia
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2439:Birbhum
2249:Climate
2031:History
1949:Kolkata
1944:Capital
1867:Kavigan
1852:Dhamail
1703:Culture
1640:Nabanna
1317:Maulika
1267:Chunaru
1262:Brahmin
1182:Society
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978:Bankura
974:Burdwan
943:Lakshmi
922:Birbhum
918:Bankura
914:Purulia
837:Kho kho
817:Kabaddi
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2806:Tamluk
2726:Howrah
2721:Haldia
2599:Howrah
2224:Dooars
2019:Fish:
2002:Flower
1984:Animal
1975:Anthem
1966:Emblem
1880:Others
1816:Dhokra
1784:Kallol
1727:Kirtan
1620:Diwali
1457:Orders
1443:Shakta
1438:Shaiva
1428:Brahmo
1402:Chandi
1356:Shunri
1351:Sadgop
1344:Avarna
1237:Baidya
1220:Castes
1201:Bangal
1189:Groups
1108:
886:Bhadro
728:Dance
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708:Dotara
588:Ghazal
448:Novels
443:Poetry
271:Manasa
207:Walima
147:Script
75:Bangal
67:People
33:on the
3000:Jatra
2864:Bhadu
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2771:Malda
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2615:Nadia
2521:Malda
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2269:Ganga
2214:Terai
2021:Ilish
1857:Alkap
1847:Paika
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738:Chhau
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527:Music
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1196:Babu
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