Dum Dum Park Jubok Brinda's Theme 2014 Durga Puja

On this 48th year of Durga Puja, Dum Dum Park Jubok Brinda has
adopting the theme "আনন্দ যখন শক্তিময়" - after the killing of
ill-image, auspicious moments emerge. Before entering into the pandal,
the usual image of demon-killer Debi Durga will expose, and in the
main pandal, the peaceful image of Ma Durga would be seen. Flowers and
green plants will decorate the surroundings of puja mandap.
Thermocole, foam etc would be the elements of pandal.The paint boxes,
wooden batam, broken glasses would be used to decorate pandals.

--
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...

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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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