Lalon er gaan at Lalon Mela - HD

Lalon er gaan at Lalon Mela

In the festival, musical soiree is held every day till midnight alongside the discussion on the life and works of the mystic bard.

The Dol Utshav at Lalon Shah akhra. To mark the festival, Lalon Academy in association with Kushtia district administration chalked out a five-day festival at Cheuria village of the district. Bauls, devotees, fans and researchers – at home and abroad thronged Lalon Akhra at Cheuria to join the 5-day festival.
The programme include Lalon Mela, discussion and performing Lalon songs by artistes of Lalon Academy and Bauls from across the country. On the occasion, the Akhra witnesses the wave of Lalon lovers every year in Cheuria. Administration has its forces on high alert to ensure security of foreign visitors this year.

Fokir Lalon Shah, a prominent philosopher poet in the cultural history of Bangladesh, established a distinctive tradition of philosophical thoughts through his thousands of songs and compositions. This legendary figure was born on 1774 CE and died on 1890, leaving controversial issues regarding his identity. He lived in the village Cheuria at Nodia of British-India era and Kushtia district of present Bangladesh. He is called as the Baul Shamrat (the Emperor of Bauls) for his distinctive views about life which denies the concrete affairs of the search of ecstasy of human soul. His own vision on human life has become the fundamental in developing Baul thoughts among the Bauls in this arena of the world.