Also known as Kartik Brati or Kartik Fast, this is an important Hindu festival of fasting and prayer, celebrated in Bangladesh and India during the sacred month of Kartik (October–November). The main centre of the celebrations is the Shri Shri Lokenath Brahmachari Ashram in Barodi, Narayanganj, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dedicated to the saint Baba Lokenath, revered for his wisdom and compassion, the festival symbolises self-sacrifice for the benefit of others. At sunset, devotees light oil lamps (prodip) and burn incense (dhup) to invoke protection, good health and blessings. The faithful fast throughout the day and, at sunset, gather in front of the temple, sitting with their lamps burning and incense filling the air. They spend hours in prayer, immersed in deep spiritual concentration.