Jagaddhatri
jagatdhatri jagaddhatri transl bearer world aspect hindu goddess durga worshipped indian state west bengal state like odisha jharkhand jagaddhatri puja particularly famous chandannagar town hooghly districtkrishnanagar nadia district ichhapur nawabgunj north parganas west bengal celebrated fivedaylong festival worship ritual derived tantra believed worship free devotee ego materialistic desire according purans jagadhatri incarnation siddhidhatri also said combined form sri bhuvaneshwari durga bengal puja celebrated comeback devi specifically krishnanagar chandannagarrishra guptipara legend jagaddhatri inspired tale kena upanishad katyayani tantra following legend told goddess durga killed mahishasura god svarga forgot power order test parvati appeared god agni vayu varuna chandra considered invincible engulfed ahamkara ego asked move tiny blade grass vayu failed pluck agni failed burn every god failed task end understood goddess source power universe even goddess appeared uma riding lion goddess equated brahman narrative goddess gave ego god form elephant jagaddhatri depicted sitting lion elephant elephant symbolizing ahamkara lie paw vahana lion symbolises courage valour strength overcome challenge including one internal struggle shada ripus six enemy must believe ishwara rupa know meaning jagadhatri rupa carrying world stop world get destroyed said sri ramakrishna dhyana mantra describes weapon vahana iconography sitting atop lion wearing different jewelry four hand devi hold bow arrow chakra samkha reddish like rising sun wearing snake garland reddish colour weapon symbol raja guna destruction going war rather keep world focused ritam satyam sustains universe yoga shakti nagasarpa symbol yoga upavitam symbol bramhin devi yogini using world maha yoga shakti act rescuing world lila stotram jagadhatri strotram invoked adhara bhutah dhritirupah dhurandharah dhruvapadah shaktistah shaktirupah shaktacharpriyah shaktivigrahe said killed elephant demon kurandrasura mention found dhyana mantra idol elephant seen mount lion none kurandrasura variation regarding history worship goddess bengal popular narrative state worship begun maharaja krishnachandra krishnanagar nadia however per local history worship goddess jagatdhatri first established chandrachur tarkamani santipur made idol goddess behest raja girishchandra time ghat puja conducted krishnanagar nadia bengal idol worship goddess initiated village bramhasason located haripur santipur nadia furthermore jaleshwara temple shantipur raghaveshwara temple idol goddess inside sanctum sanctorum well carved temple wall worship may known nadia long krishna chandra krishnanagar raj rajeshwary jagatdhatri puja one oldest bengal per local history maharaja krishnachandra arrested nawab sirajuddullah paying tax time released prison day vijaya dashami missed entire festivity durga puja kingdom maharaja became extremely sad seeing devotee sad ultimate mother goddess jagaddhatri gave maharaja vision king commenced ritual jagatdhatri puja native placethe puja performed raj rajeshwary raj mata bengali language start jagatdhatri puja donated maharaja krishna chandra named maa jaleshwary malopara barowary worship goddess later resumed sarada devi wife ramakrishna jagatdhatri puja bose family chatterjee family palpara bhavanipur deserves special mention regard puja bose family initially used held ancestral home murshidabad folklore puja started puja later shifted present location chandannagar many family member live exact history deity unknown family record date back chatterjee family puja originates srirampur later shifted chatterjees official ancestral home hari mohan chatterjee year remained centre attraction festivitiesafter demise hari mohan chatterjee puja continued generation shashanka chatterjee nilanka chatterjee son late shashanka chatterjee present tirthanka chatterjee ankita chatterjee child nilanka jayeeta chatterjeein puja got shifted nd time year bangalore marking historic shift south indiathe puja continued chatterjees grandeur tradition dating back century researcher mohit roy noted jagadhatri vigraha barisalbd th century currently vigraha ashutosh museumkolkata one must note simhavahini vigrahas discovered plenty particularly western bengal first textual mention jagadhatri puja come kalviveka smarta shulapani dated approximately later smarta brihaspati raymukut srinatha acharya churamani mentioned goddess work time worshipped shukla paksha pious month kartika especially tithi navami auspicious ancient time known chandika puja according smritisagara mahamohopadhhaya panchanan tarkaratna day worship uma oldest temple goddess somra hooghly also known mahavidya temple established ce worship goddess take place dekhuria village well birbhum still older jagadhatri puja baligram villagejiaganj murshidabad dated back five hundred year ago bandyopadhyay family mirhat kalna observing jagadhatri puja four hundred year jagadhatri puja main puja dhatrigram baidyapur mirhat kalna yearold chandrapati family kuladevi jagrata say least jagatdhatri puja popular krishnanagar sutragarhsantipur tehatta rishra chandannagar bhadreswar hooghly boinchi ashoknagarkalyangarh howrah beauty festival chandannagar mainly due collaborative conception french bengali remarkable feature remaining procession second largest world rio de janeiros magnificent lighting jagadhatri puja krishnanagar thing see time city adorns lot light flower pandals like year lakh devotee come krishnanagar part grandiose festival club barowaris organise jagadhatri puja city jagadhatri puja krishnagar perfect blending devotion emotion celebration popular jagadhatri goddess burima chasa parain bengali chasa mean farmer deity called tirupathi krishnanagar year idol embellished kg gold kg silver ornament benarasis jamdanis besides burima choto deity kathalpota barowarimejoma deity college street barowari jaleswari idol malo para barowari also famous trinayani jagadhatri puja committee started first sarbojanin jagadhatri puja bankura district although started first pujo first committee formed goddess jagadhatri known boroma shukla navami tithi month kartika sometimes agrahayana trikalin puja performed eleventh day mother idol immersed padmapukur dhunuchi dance ancient bengali dhaak procession main attraction pujo committee pujo performed specific area people different location bankura associated pujo word para jar jar boroma sobar along pujo committee also various social work west bengal chief minister mamata banerjee present mandapa chief guest trinayani jagadhatri puja trinayani jagadhatri puja committee becoming popular among people bankura ratha yatra jagadhatri mela bhanjpur jagadhatri podium biggest mela baripada odisha festival maa jagadhatri goddess whole world – day mela carnival also known mini bali jatra named cuttacks bali jatra take place jagadhatri mela podium bhanjpur near bhanjpur railway station month october–november celebrated gosthastami also referred another durga puja also start asthami tithi end dashami tithi date puja decided lunisolar hindu calendar sarbajanina maa jagadhatri puja started november mela continued november december first time long period day puja celebrating diamond jubilee completing year sarbajanina maa jagadhatri puja started november commemorate loss odisha specifically mayurbhanj district baripada due phailin post phailin flood cultural program live telecast year jagadhatri puja mela blue sky local cable provider mela continue november every year main attraction puja toranapendal mela pendal decorated famous monument miniature u capitol building united state year lalitha mahal mysore year tradition decorate torana special infrastructure tajmahal agra victoria memorial india kolkata titanic ship lotus temple new delhi golden temple punjab etc also mimicked previous year since tribute hotel taj mahal palace tower mumbai attack victim torana year lookalike hotel picture shown toranas decorated previous year picture available goddess jagatdhatri figure historical fiction anandamath written bengali novelist bankim chandra chatterjee literary work national song india vande mataram originates novel kali durga jagatdhatri depicted three aspect bharat mata mother india – jagatdhatri mother used kali mother durga mother future trio goddess shown object worship group ascetic form protagonist story mcdermott rachel fell revelry rivalry longing goddess bengal fortune hindu festival chandannagar celebrates jagadhatri puja article dr subhendu prakash chakrabarty archived wayback machine