The image gallery captures the environment and cultural ethos of the Sundarbans. The photographs of Bonbibi performances reveal the Hindu and Muslim syncretism that characterizes the cult of Bonbibi.
Sundarbans and Bonbibi
View of the river Bidyadhari
Bidyadhari river at low tide
Bidyadhari river at high tide
Bidyadhari river
Fishermen on Bidyadhari river
The front tip of a fisherman's boat
Sundari (Heritiera fomes) trees
Government bungalow at Jharkhali
Artists making Bonbibi idol at Kumirmari
Artists at Kumirmari
Bonbibi idol at Pakhiralaya
An idol of Dakshin Rai, the tiger-god
A traditional Bonbibi-than (place of worship)
Devotees at Boromollakhali
Bonbibi idol at Jharkhali
Worshipping Bonbibi at Chhotomollakhali
Bonbibi worship at Jharkhali
Local publicity of Bonbibi performance
The performer as Bonbibi
The performer as Dakshin Rai, Kumirmari
Bonbibi with Dukhe
Bonbibi and Shah Jangali, Kumirmari
The character of Bibek
Audience at a Bonbibi performance
Musicians at a Bonbibi performance
A Bonbibi palagaan performance
A performer as Dakshin Rai, Jharkhali
A performer as Dakshin Rai
A performer as Ibrahim, Jharkhali
A performer as Shah Jangali, Bali
The last scene from the Bonbibi performance
Performers of a Bonbibi enactment
Bonbibi-than, Chhotomollakhali
Performance for tourists at Bali, Sundarbans