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Ram Sita Temple, Serampore

Serampore, a subdivisional town of Hooghly district houses a number of temples of which the west-facing dalan-shaped Ram Sita Temple deserves mention. Located in Ram Sita Lane roughly about two kilometres from Serampore railway station, the place can be reached both by road and rail.

Palpara Temple, Nadia

Palpara in Kalyani subdivision of Nadia district houses a spectacular charchala brick-built temple which is currently under Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Kolkata Circle.

Jor Bangla Temple, Birnagar, Nadia

Birnagar (formerly Ula) located about 85 kilometres from Sealdah is a municipal town in Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district of West Bengal. The town has a number of temples of which the Jor Bangla Temple dedicated to Radha Krishna deserves special mention.

Radhabinod Temple, Joydev Kenduli, Birbhum

The district of Birbhum has a number of terracotta temples of which Radhabinod Temple at Joydev Kenduli in Ilambazar block deserves special mention. This brick-built nabaratna temple houses the idols of Radhabinod and Radhika and has excellent terracotta works on its facade.

Twin Deul Temple of Supur, Birbhum

Supur, a village south of Surul in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district of West Bengal is just a little over five kilometres from Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station. It is also close to River Ajay.

Durga Puja of Sen Bari, Guptipara

Guptipara in Hooghly district of West Bengal is famous for Rathayatra, first barowari puja, terracotta temples and sweets (gupo sandesh). That apart Durga Puja is also held here. Durga Puja of Sen Bari is not only famous but very old. The puja was started way back in 1580 by Shri Ram Sen.

Durga Puja of Surul Sarkarbari

Durga Puja is celebrated in a grand way in many zamindar houses of West Bengal. I have been travelling to such bonedi houses for the last few years. This year on Nabami I had been to Surul Sarkarbari or Surul Rajbari which is roughly 5 kilometres from Bolpur railway station in Birbhum. Here Maa Durga is worshipped in two houses – baro taraf and choto taraf with much splendour.

Daily worshipped Durga idols of Kolkata Part 3

Durga Puja, the greatest festival of the Bengalees is not only celebrated as barowari pujas but it is equally worshipped in many bonedi households of Kolkata. But there are a few houses and temples in Kolkata where Maa Durga is worshipped round the year. In this post I shall include five such pujas though there are a few more houses or temples where Goddess Durga is worshipped daily, which I could not include in my post due to shortage of time.

Avaya Durga, Silbari, Rajbalhat

Rajbalhat, a town in Jangipara block of Serampore subdivision of Hooghly district is named after Devi Rajballavi. It is also famous for handloom (tant) industry along with Dhaniakhali, also in Hooghly. That apart the town has a number of temples – Sridhar Damodar Temple, Radhakanta Temple along with the temple of Rajballavi.

Daily worshipped Durga idols of Kolkata Part 2

Devi Durga is worshipped round the year in quite a number of temples/houses in Kolkata. During the time of Durga Puja these places of worship gets crowded with devotees of all age groups thereby making the ambience a puja-like atmosphere. In this post I shall include four such pujas and the rest in the third and final post coming soon.

Daily worshipped Durga idols of Kolkata – Part 1

Durga Puja – the greatest festival of Bengalees is celebrated not only in the bonedi households of Kolkata but there are quite a number of temples/houses where Devi Durga is worshipped on a daily basis round the year. In this post I shall include five such pujas and the rest in the subsequent post.

Krishnarai Jiu Temple,Kanchanpally,Rathtala Nadia

Kanchanpally Rathtala, in Kalyani subdivision of Nadia district in West Bengal which is roughly at a distance of about three kilometres from Kanchrapara railway station houses a big south-facing aatchala temple built in 1708 Sakabda (ie, 1786 A.D) housing the idols of Krishnarai.

Sat Deul, Purba Bardhaman

Located east of Durgapur Expressway, Sat Deul can be reached by road and rail. It can be reached from either Memari station in Howrah-Barddhaman section or from Masagram station in Howrah-Barddhaman chord line. I went there by hiring a toto from Masagram railway station.

Temples of Rajbalhat

Rajbalhat, a town in Jangipara block of Serampore subdivision of Hooghly district of West Bengal has a number of temples of which the temple of Devi Rajballavi, after whom Rajbalhat is named deserves mention.

Temples of Arambagh, Hooghly

Arambagh, a subdivisional town located about 80 kilometres from Kolkata can be reached both by road and rail. The best way is to take the morning Howrah-Goghat local and get down at Arambagh station at about 9:30 am. A little away from the station is a place called Parul within the Arambagh municipality which can be reached either by a toto or an auto. This place has two aatchala temples with terracotta decorations – Raghunandan Temple and Bishalakshi Temple.