| Langalband Bath Festival | |
|---|---|
Langalbandh Festival in 1906 - photographs taken by Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt | |
| Genre | Religious, Cultural |
| Date(s) | Eighth day of Chaitra month |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Venue | Langalbandh, Sonargaon, Narayanganj |
| Coordinates | 23°38′48″N 90°33′47″E / 23.6468°N 90.5631°E |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Most recent | 29 March 2023 |
| Next event | 16 April 2024 |
| Participants | 1.5 M [1] |
Langalbandh (Bengali: লাঙ্গলবন্দ, literally, the place where the plough stopped), is a holy Hindu pilgrimage site located on the banks of the Brahmaputra River in Narayanganj District of Bangladesh. Punyasnan is held on the eighth tithi of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. At this time, many pilgrims come here for holy bath. According to legend, Parshuram Muni was cleansed of his sins by taking a bath in this stream of Langalbanda. Devotees have been taking this Ashtami-Punyasna for many years, remembering the absolution of Parshuram Muni from the scriptures.
The annual religious bathing ritual in Langalbandh draws millions of Hindu devotees from Bangladesh and also neighboring India and Nepal.