Gazi, Kalu and Champaboti legend

The tale of Gazi Pir, his companion Kalu and Princess Champaboti is one of Bengal's best-known folk legends, and Barobazar is named as its setting. Wandering singers once performed it as Gazir gaan with painted scroll pictures called Gazir pat, showing Gazi riding a tiger. Mounds and ponds around Barobazar are pointed out as places in the story. The legend reflects the mix of Sufi and local beliefs in rural Bengal.

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Ask elders at Barobazar about the story; performances are rare now but sometimes staged at fairs.

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