People sing as they participate in the Ananda Shobhajatra procession to celebrate the first day of the Bangla New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

PHOTO COLLECTION: Bengali New Year

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

Hindu devotees carry a basket with idols of deities of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god, and goddess of wealth Lakshmi to perform rituals on the occasion of Bengali New Year’s day in which traders in West Bengal open their new account books for the year after offering prayers to Hindu deities Kali, Lakshmi and Ganesha to bring them prosperity, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
A Hindu priest marks a trader’s account book with holy symbols on the occasion of Bengali New Year’s day in which traders in West Bengal open their new account books for the year after offering prayers to Hindu deities Kali, Lakshmi and Ganesha to bring them prosperity, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Hindu devotees stand in queue to offer prayers at Kalighat Kali Temple, seen at back, on the occasion of Bengali New Year’s day in which traders in West Bengal open their new account books for the year after offering prayers to Hindu deities Kali, Lakshmi and Ganesha to bring them prosperity, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Hindu devotees walk past shops through an alley beside old temples on the occasion of Bengali New Year’s day in which traders in West Bengal open their new account books for the year after offering prayers to Hindu deities Kali, Lakshmi and Ganesha to bring them prosperity, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Policemen stand at the entrance as Hindu devotees offer prayers at the Kalighat Kali Temple on the occasion of Bengali New Year’s day in which traders in West Bengal open their new account books for the year after offering prayers to Hindu deities Kali, Lakshmi and Ganesha to bring them prosperity, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
A shop owner sit amidst displays of various items on the occasion of Bengali New Year’s day in which traders in West Bengal open their new account books for the year after offering prayers to Hindu deities Kali, Lakshmi and Ganesha to bring them prosperity, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Hindu priests perform rituals as devotees attend on the occasion of Bengali New Year’s day in which traders in West Bengal open their new account books for the year after offering prayers to Hindu deities Kali, Lakshmi and Ganesha to bring them prosperity, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
People buy sweets from a traditional sweet shop on the occasion of Bengali New Year’s day in which traders in West Bengal open their new account books for the year after offering prayers to Hindu deities Kali, Lakshmi and Ganesha to bring them prosperity, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
A shopkeeper waits for customers with a display of various Hindu deities and other items on the occasion of Bengali New Year’s day in which traders in West Bengal open their new account books for the year after offering prayers to Hindu deities Kali, Lakshmi and Ganesha to bring them prosperity, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
A Hindu devotee with a goat waits outside the Kalighat Kali Temple prior to offer a sacrifice on the occasion of Bengali New Year’s day in which traders in West Bengal open their new account books for the year after offering prayers to Hindu deities Kali, Lakshmi and Ganesha to bring them prosperity, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
People participate in the Ananda Shobhajatra procession to celebrate the first day of the Bangla New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
People participate in the Ananda Shobhajatra procession to celebrate the first day of the Bangla New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
Men wearing traditional farmer straw hats participate in the Ananda Shobhajatra procession to celebrate the first day of the Bangla New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
People play musical instruments as they participate in the Ananda Shobhajatra procession to celebrate the first day of the Bangla New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
People participate in the Ananda Shobhajatra procession to celebrate the first day of the Bangla New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
People participate in the Ananda Shobhajatra procession to celebrate the first day of the Bangla New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

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