Preparation Of Durga Puja 2011

There at Kumortuli, the artist busy to prepare the image of goddess
Durga, and at south Kolkata, the organiser
of 'Suruchi Sangha' Durga Puja announced the Theme of 2011 Durga Puja
- "Bhu-swarga Kashmir". This famous puja of New Alipore, Kolkata can
be viewed this year with the atmosphere of beautiful state of India -
Kashmir (The Switzerland of India).

On the other hand, another puja committee of famous Lake Town Durga
Puja 2011 announced their Theme today - "Tree". Hence, one can view
their puja in the atmosphere of greens.
--
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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