Bengali New Year celebration across Kolkata and Dhaka
| AP Photo/Bikas Das
Idols of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh and goddess Lakshmi are displayed for sale on the eve of the Bengali New Year in Kolkata.
| AP Photo/Bikas Das
A roadside flower vendor waits for customers on the Bengali New Year’s Eve in Kolkata.
| AP Photo/Bikas Das
Homeless children play as a roadside vermilion vendor waits for customers on the Bengali New Year’s Eve in Kolkata.
| AP Photo/Al Emrun Garjon
People walk in a procession to mark the Bengali New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
| AP Photo/Al Emrun Garjon
People walk in a procession to mark the Bengali New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
| AP Photo/Al Emrun Garjon
Security guards guard a procession to mark the Bengali New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
| AP Photo/Al Emrun Garjon
People walk in a procession to mark the Bengali New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
