2011 Kolkata Durga Puja Pandals : Which Will Be The Best?

East Kolkata:-
Telengabagan: theme - 'Kala Bou' - 'kela' or banana tree has very
important part in Durga Puja. One can see here 'Naba Durga' and the
whole theme planned by Krishnapriya Dasgupta.

Karbagan will sketch the lifestyle of tribals of villages Kumri and
Prahar in Jharkhand.

Mitali, Kankurgachi: theme 'Heaven'.

14 Pally, Dum Dum Road: theme 'Andaman' - the green island with its
tribals will be there.

Hatkhola Gosaipara: theme 'women power' - status of women will be
depicted here by pieces of art work.

--
A. B.

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500 Year's Old Nimai Tirtha Ghat - Reminiscences Of Sri Chaitannya Deb

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...

Highest Jagadhatri Idol Of Chandannagar : Fatakgora

No other idol of Jagadhatri will compete in regard to height with the idol of Fatakgora (height: 31 feet). -- A. B.

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