The Things Used By Abanindranath & Dwarkanath Tagore

Abanindranath Tagore - the paternal uncle of Rabindranath also lived
at the house of Jorasanko Thakur Bari. He was mainly a painter, but
was fond of music too. He used to play esraj. Here the first two pics
are that esraj - Abanindranath used to play.
Here are some pics of things used by Abanindranath - fine Japanese
hand-fans, four pens, silver spoon, silver wax-stand, a beautiful box
made of elephant tusk, another box with nice shellac art-work by a
Chinese artist, two knives for paper cutting one each made of elephant
tusk and sandal wood, 15 'Kutum Katam' made by Abanindranath Tagore.
A mirror is there which was used by the grandfather of Rabindranath -
Dwarkanath Tagore. The frame of this mirror is made of silver.

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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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