Durga Puja : Theme Puja 2012 Of Tala Baroari

On the occasion of this 92 year's Durga Puja, Tala Baroari, the
organisers are trying to pick a piece of nat mandir of Odhisa by the
help of hay. The artists of Odhisa are creating the artwork. If you
look at this pandal from outside, this 35 feet pandal would surrender
to you as a thatched-roof building. But its inside hue would be
different. The floating nat mandir of Puri is surrounded by three
sides, but here all the sides would be made of plywood. The 125 feet
long and 60 feet wide playground of the club is being used to erect
the puja pandal. The Odisi form will be there on the image of goddess
Durga. A beautiful peacock would welcome you to watch the idol of
goddess Durga. The peacock will be made of wood and coloured bamboos,
chumki, jori and shola. Theme-maker Amar Sarkar is creating this puja
pandal to entertain visitors of all ages.

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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.

Jorasanko Tagore Family : Genealogical Table

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