Ajanta Circus, eastern India’s biggest travelling spectacle, is currently sprawled across Park Circus Maidan, marking its return to the venue after 12 long years on its 50th anniversary. Ajanta Circus is set to run till January 31, bringing back the same nostalgia that Kolkatans grew up with. 6 12Jiarul Haq, a 35-year-old clown from a village in Assam, sat inside the ring and enjoyed the various acts with a fellow ‘joker’. 11 12Among the traditional circus acts was sword-swallowing — an unparalleled showcase which requires strenuous physical control and practice. 12 12No circus is complete without a clown act and these jokers — one from Assam and the other from Dum Dum, brought in peals of laughter, just like the old days.

Source: The Telegraph January 17, 2026 10:59 UTC