Bolpur The Mamta Banerjee government of West Bengal has banned playing Holi at the famous place Sonajuri Haat in Santiniketan in Birbhum district. The West Bengal government has said that the ban on playing Holi in Sonajuri Haat has been imposed to save the environment. According to the Forest Department of the West Bengal government, there is a possibility of damage to greenery in the forest area due to the Holi playing Holi at Sonajuri Haat of Santiniketan. For this reason, it has been decided to stop playing Holi here. Please tell that Holi of Santiniketan is very famous. This is called Doljatra in local language. BJP leader Subhendu Adhikari questioned in his style when he was banned from celebrating Holi in Sonajuri.
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Sonajuri Haat, located near Santiniketan, is included in the list of World Heritage sites from UNESCO. The West Bengal Forest Department has asked people by putting banners in many places in Sonajuri Haat not to celebrate Holi in this area. The Forest Department has also banned the vehicle in Sonajuri Haat. According to the forest department, no one can make any video of Holi festival here. The West Bengal Forest Department has also sought cooperation from the administration and police of Birbhum district to effectively stop the Holi function at Sonajuri Haat in Santiniketan. Also, people have urged that they should not follow the Holi festival in this area.
Sonajuri Haat is quite famous. A small market is also installed here on behalf of the local people. This is called Khoi Mela. For the past 20 years, Khoi fair has been being held in Sonajhuri Haat. The Khoi river flows through here. The name of Khoi Mela is named after which. Sonjhuri Haat area has years, teak and Nilgiri trees. This place is about one and a half kilometers from Santiniketan. Rabindranath Tagore also wrote many poems and songs on the Sonajuri and Khoi rivers. Most Santhal tribals live around Santiniketan. The bowl song of this region is also famous worldwide. Purnadas Bowl is a world -class singer of this genre.
