Nothing takes one back to one’s childhood than a festival. Chhath Puja brings back memories of mothers, grandmothers, aunts and cousins bustling around preparing for the pujas, cooking and spreading joy and that special buzz.

In the Jangalmahal area of West Bengal, drums, songs and festivities carry on for two weeks as villagers send up prayers of gratitude for a bountiful harvest and the well-being of their cattle.