Mandatory Credit: Photo by Saurabh Sirohiya/Pacific Press/Shutterstock (11859507j) Hindu devotees with their faces and bodies painted with different colors take part during the annual Gajan Festival. Gajan is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly in the Rural part of West Bengal. Gajan spans around a week, starting mid April, Participants of this festival are known as Sannyasi or Devotee. The central theme of this festival is to derive satisfaction through non-sexual pain, devotion and sacrifice. Gajan Festival, Bardhaman District, West Bengal, India - 12 Apr 2021