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Pierced by Faith

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Artist: Tanayesh Talukdar Medium: Photography Edition: 1/1 This Photograph is from One of the most unique and vanishing festival called “Charak Gajan” which dates back to 300+ years. Its on the verge of vanishing as it is celebrated in only one place in India and in the whole world. It is celebrated in the state of West Bengal in India and in only few villages ( approximately 12-15 villages). In the name of self penance , the worshippers pierce themselves with rods. They believe that piercing themselves will lead to enlightment and will wipe off all their pains. They pray to god that they attain moksha through the pain inflicted by the rods. The festival of Charak Gajan is related to Tantric Buddhism. Charak Gajan started as a celebration by the Buddhist community which was known as "Dharmer Gajan" and later when this was adopted by the Hindus it became known as "Shiber Gajan". The people who follow the rituals of the Charak Gajan festival are mainly devotees of Lord Shiva and are respected in society. The Gajan celebration is performed signifying the marriages of male forces Siva, Nil or Dharmaraj with their respective consorts. It basically signifies the union of the sun & earth. The Gajan festival is considered to be a very powerful festival. People also believe that the festival will bring prosperity and will eliminate them from the sorrows and sins of the last year. The Gajan festival is mostly conducted on the premises of a Shiva Temple. The people who celebrate the festival are called Gajan Sanyasis. Before the festival, they keep on worshipping Lord Shiva and live on alms given by other people. The Gajan sanyasis follow strict restrictions. They can't sit on bare ground. The Gajan sanyasis can't cut their hair or nail or shave and have to eat extremely simple food like Fruits, Milk, and Rice. They can't eat any flesh or fish. They must live a life of discipline and penance. Dimemsions: 2035 X 2544 Device used: Canon 60D Shot in Year: 2014 License: With the purchase of this NFT, the photographer grants the primary holder the license to sell, trade, or transfer the NFT on the blockchain. The NFT may be shown privately, in commercial and non-commercial venues, and in groups with an unlimited number of members. The licence allows for unrestricted use and display in virtual and real galleries, essays, and films with proper attribution to the photographer. The holder of this non-exclusive licence may also share on social media platforms with proper attribution to the photographer. The primary holder is prohibited from making "commercial use" of the underlying works, which includes commercial products, commercial distribution, and derivative works. The artist retains ownership of the underlying work's copyright, intellectual property rights, and reproduction rights. The artist also reserves the right to reuse the entire image or portions of it to make additional artworks, as well as to create an animated NFT of this artwork. Once collected this image will never be replicated as an edition, in a collection, composite on any Blockchain.