The ‘Vel Festival’ is celebrated in Bandel in West Bengal’s Hooghly district by those with Tamil origins every year before Chaitra Sankranti.
- Observed in the first week of April every year, the festival celebrates the spirit of austerity and heroism.
- The word ‘vel’ means spear, which is a weapon of the Tamil war god Murugan.
- In Bandel, the festival is held at the premises of the Olai Chandi Temple. It is held here after the annual Shitala Puja every year.
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