traditional Chaitra Sankranti festival tomorrow marking the last day
of the Bangla year.
It is celebrated more in rural areas than in urban, where it has
celebrated for hundreds of years. It is the day before Pohela Boishakh
and more popular than Pohela Boishakh in rural areas.
In recent years it has also been adopted into the urban lifestyle.
On Chaitra Sankranti, Bangalees usually say goodbye to the Bangla
year and welcome the Nababarsho (New Year) on Pohela Boishakh through
different festivities.
Sankranti is celebrated through arranging fairs, pitha melas, musical
events and other festivities.
government has imposed restrictions on all kinds of public gatherings