Updated On: 17 October, 2021 09:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Nidhi Lodaya
A photo series documents the dance of gods during annual Charak Puja festivities which see men, children and trans men gather for a celebration of ritual, chaos and culture

`It was all very chaotic in the final act of the puja so I had to be at the right place in the right moment`
Silchar-based filmmaker Sourav Das remembers going to the annual Dance of Gods festival in his city every year with his father. His tells us how his photo series Gay Gods, on a group of men, children and trans men from the lower rungs of society gathering around the month of Chaitra of the Bengali calendar for a dance that celebrates the marriage of Shiva and Durga, grew almost accidentally. Drawn to the festival and its heady rituals, he almost instinctively took pictures on his film camera.
