Theme maker Subrata Bandyopadhyay has taken the job to prepare the Durga Puja of Shib Mandir (Lake Road), Suruchi Sangha (New Alipore), Tangra Ghol Para. Shib Mandir: Blend of myth and science - The horrid aspect of human clone depicted under Hindu mythology would be prepared in the Pandal. 10 ft high 'Rakta-Beej' demon will be made by iron rods and pieces of tins, the demon will carry weapons of cloaning - structure of DNA. Malpractice of it may endanger the life. So the theme of Shib Mandir is : 'stop human cloaning'. The idol of goddess Durga would be made of clay and traditional as well. Suruchi Sangha: Water pollution is the theme of this year. Pollution of a coastal area somewhere in western part of the country. Reveal the power of Kundalini is the theme of Tangra Ghol Para. The Kundalini circle would be of 100 ft long. The top of the pandal would be in the shape of a fang. 25 reddish lotuses made of tin would be on the surface of snake. The idol of Durga would be on the naval-lotus of Kundalini.
It says that Nimai Sri Chaitannya Deb once came to district Hooghly for the pilgrimage of Tarakeswar. So he bathed in river Ganga on the bathing ghat of Baidyabati. Then had started his journey to Tarakeswar on foot. It took about 12 hours to reach Tarakeswar. Later, the bathing ghat was named on him and now known to all as Nimai Tirtha Ghat. So, the ghat is about 500 year's old. Kabikankan Mukundaram mentioned this ghat in his mangal kabya, about 400 years ago. Raja Harishchandra of Seoraphuly constructed Nistarini Mandir and Bhadrakali Mandir in the year 1827 beside NimaiTirtha Ghat. then, lakhs of pilgrims take bath on river Ganga from this ghat and take holy water, visit Ma Nistarini and Debi Bhadrakali near, then use to go for Tarakeswar on foot to pour that Gangajal on the shiblinga of Baba Taraknath. The pilgrims use to go to Tarakeswar on the month of Shraban (July-August). Pic 1) The gate of Nimai Tirtha Ghat; Pic 2) The pilgrims are taking bath at the said gha
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