 The eminence of the Dharmathakur cult in Chandrakona points to the co-existence for centuries of Brahminical and non-Brahminical religions.Several Dharmathakur images are found at Gobindapur, Narahipur and Jayantipur localities of Chandrakona.The "Shivagajan" festival at the end of the Bengali year, one of the major religious festivals in Chandrakona, is also reminiscent of pre-Aryan rituals.