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    During the 'go-bnadna' festival – a time of earth colours, wall painting, music and games – the Santals of Purulia district in West Bengal offer thanks to their cows

    Arunava Patra and Ujjal Pal Purulia, West Bengal
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    Arunava Patra is a photographer based in Kolkata. He has worked as a content producer for various television channels, and is an occasional columnist for the Anandabazar Patrika. He has a degree in electrical engineering from Jadavpur University.

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    Ujjal Pal has a diploma in photography and cinematography from the Regional Institute of Printing Technology, Kolkata. He does documentary and industrial photography.

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The change of season is a time for even the children of Parkidih to relax and await the festival

When the cows come home in Parkidih
Arunava Patra and Ujjal Pal
27 Jun,2016
Purulia, West Bengal

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