On 25 August 2017, Muslim insurgents from the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army attacked Hindu villages in a cluster known as Kha Maung Seik in the northern Maungdaw District of Rakhine State in Myanmar
Hindu villagers gather at a mass grave to identify the corpses of family members who were killed in the massacre.
Bengali Hindus are adherents of Hinduism who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. They make up the majority in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Andaman and Nic
Kha Maung Seik massacre
…Army (ARSA) attacked Hindu villages in a cluster known as Kha Maung Seik in the northern Maungdaw District of Rakhine State in Myanmar and massacred 99 Bengali Hindu villagers. A month later, the Myanmar Army discovered mass graves containing the corpses of 45 Hindus, most of whom were women and children. The Myanmar…
Durga Puja, the most notable Hindu festival for Bengali Hindus.
Durga Puja celebrations at Times Square by Bengali Hindu Americans
Sandalwood sculpture of Durga, Indian Museum, Kolkata.
Dancing Ganesha sculpture from North Bengal, 11th century CE, Asian Art Museum of Berlin (Dahlem).