Bardhaman's Unique Dol: Why Colors Wait a Day! 350-Year Royal Tradition Lives On

• Bardhaman celebrates Dol Purnima a day later than the rest of the country, adhering to a 300-350-year-old royal tradition.
• On Dol Purnima, abir (colored powder) is first offered to the family deity Lakshminarayan Jiu at the Bardhaman Royal Palace.
• During the royal era, Dol Purnima was primarily for divine worship, with the "people's Dol" celebrated the following day.
• Royal family priest Suman Kishore Mishra confirms this custom: "Today is just the deity's Dol, the next day is the people's Dol."
• Despite the monarchy's decline, Bardhaman residents continue to uphold this unique royal era tradition, celebrating colors on Wednesday.