Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee greeted the tribal community on the occasion of Karam Puja, a tribal harvest and fertility festival observed in Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal.
It honours Karam Devta, the deity of strength, youth, and vitality. The festival, observed on the 11th day of the lunar month of Bhadra, involves a daylong fast, the gathering of sacred Karam tree branches, community singing and dancing, and the worship of nature and fertility to ensure a bountiful harvest.
'Jay Johar,' Banerjee said while greeting the tribal community across the state, India, and other parts of the world to mark the sacred festival of Karam Puja.
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