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A pond in Khoksa, General view.
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A pond in Khoksa, General view.

Khoksa is a small town eastern Kushtia District, Bangladesh. It is 55 KM from Kushtia city and 200 KM from the capital Dhaka. Unions: Shomospur & Janipur. Janipur is the house of annual Hindu Kali Pooja festival in Bangladesh. Hindus from all over Bangladesh come here to attend this religious festival. The economy of this upazilla is mostly agriculture oriented. Khoksa has a railway station which is its gateway to the rest of Bangladesh and the world. Kushtia is a district in south-western Bangladesh. ... Kushtia is a district in south-western Bangladesh. ... Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bangla: ঢাকা Ḍhākā), population 12,560,000[1] (2005 UN projection for statistical metropolitan area), is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kali (Sanskrit: काली) is a goddess with a long and complex history in Hinduism (although sometimes presented in the West as dark and violent). ... Pooja can mean: In Hinduism, a pooja or puja is a form of worship. ... The 2006 Sinulog festival in the Philippines Renaissance festival A festival or fest is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community. ...


Coordinates: 24°27′N 88°53′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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