By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya BONGAON, West Bengal – On April 7, the modest house of Mridulal Mandal at Kaya village in West Bengal’s North 24-Parganas district had over 150 guests. None of them had any blood or marital relation with the Mandals. They had come to attend the annual fair of the Matua religious sect at Thakurnagar, about 3km from Kaya, and spent the night at Mandal’s place. They had simple vegetarian meals. “Our connection is greater than blood relations. We are followers of the same path,” said Mandal with a hearty smile, speaking of his guests. It is common among the Matua communi…