Hindu god Krishna and goddess Radha are honored during the festival popularly known as Jhulan Purnima, Jhulan Yatra, or Hindola. It is widely observed by the Hindu Vaishnava sect during the month of Shravana, which falls during India’s monsoon season.

A 5-day long Jhulanjatra Music Festival 2023 took place at the house of Ramkanai Adhicary’s Jhulan Bari in Bowbazar (27th-31^st August 2023).  It is a 200-year-old tradition. Renowned music personalities participated in the festival and mesmerized the audiences with their performances.

Day 1 performances- Souravbrata Chakraborty, Koushambi Mukherjee

Day 2 performances- Sagar Morankar, Partha Pratim Roy

Day 3 performances- Vidushi Anjana Nath

Day 4 performances- Atish Mukhopadhyay, a disciple of veteran Ustad Ashish Khan

Day 5 performances- Vidushi Shobha Choudhary

A grand celebration of music indeed!!

Priyanka Dutta