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Bishnu Rameswar Shiv Mandir & four aatchala temples

Adi Ganga served as a major pilgrim route. A number of temples were built by the side of it. They were dedicated to either Shakti, Shiva and Vaisnav cult. Some of the temples are pretty old and some have undergone renovation

Kamarghat Dwadosh Shiv Mandir

Kamarghat Dwadosh Shiva Temples of Prankrishna Chandra Lane, Kolkata was founded by Nilmani Chandra in the Bengali year 1259 which, according to Gregorian calendar dates back to 1852. The locals call this as ‘Baro Shiv Mandir‘.

Choto Rashbari

Built by Pyarilal Mondal and Monimohan Mondal in April 1847, Choto Rasbari of 93, Tollygunge Road, Kolkata – 33 is a Grade I heritage building under Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

Century old Kartick Puja of Halder Family

The Kartick Puja of Halder family of 15, Ramanath Kabiraj Lane has reached its centenary this year. It started in the year 1918 by Rakhal Das Halder (1896-1955). The family performs Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Jaggadhatri Puja, Kartick Puja and Saraswati Puja out of which only Goddess Jaggahatri is worshipped in the thakurghar situated upstairs.

Radhakanta Temple, Mondal Temple Lane

The Mondals settled around the banks of Adi Ganga in the modern day Chetla/Tollygunge area. The Mondals constructed many temples along the banks of Adi Ganga. The tallest among the temples there is the Radhakanta Temple of 1, Mondal Temple Lane.

Kali Puja of Halder Bari

The worship of Goddess Kali, it is believed, became popular only in the eighteenth century in Bengal. But the worship of the goddess continued in the households of bonedi families of Calcutta even before the eighteenth century. One such family is the Halder family of Calcutta (now Kolkata).

Durga Puja of Kolkata’s ‘Bonedi’ Families

Durga puja is the greatest festival of the Bengalees. It is celebrated not only as barowari pujas but also in bonedi Bengali households.

Shiva Temples of North Calcutta (Kolkata)

There are a number of Shiv mandir in Kolkata. Some are pretty old. I am concentrating only on the temples of north Kolkata. Today I shall be discussing on three such old Shiva temples of the area.

Adi Ganga

Ganga is a sacred river of India. The lower course of the river was somewhat different from what it is today. At a place near Tribeni (in Hooghly district of West Bengal), the river branched into three waterways – Saraswati (in south west direction), Jamuna (in south east direction) and Hooghly (in the middle).