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Pir Mehboob Shah Fair: Celebration of syncretic traditions

Pir Mehboob shah fair

CJP Grassroots fellow Ripon Sheikh takes us through this renowned fair in West Bengal’s Patharchapuri where tourists, from all around the world, come together on the death anniversary of Sufi Pir Data Mehboob Shah.
He goes on to speak to small business owners who run their stalls in the fair and have suffered a major economic blow due to the covid 19 lockdown.

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