Saila Parab is a local festival at Gopalpur village near Narugram of Raina in Burdwan district. Saila Parab is a festival of friendship and snakes. On every year on 11 and 12 Agrahayan, puja of Manasa Devi is arranged at the Gopalpur village. Main purpose of Saila Parab is to forget enmity and put garlands on each other. Snake charmers from Burdwan, Bankura and other neighboring districts come here with poisonous snakes to perform snake games. Huge people from nearby areas come to Gopalpur during these two days to visit Saila Parab. This Saila Parab is continuing since last 72 years in Gopalpur village of Raina.
72 years ago Purnachandra Santra and Baidyanath Santra of Gopalpur visited Jaipur snake fair and Jhapan fair of Bankura district. They are the pioneer of the Saila Parab at Gopalpur.
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