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Baghnapara recent comments:

  • Kabita Electronics (joy), JOY (guest) wrote 14 years ago:
    TERI MA KI AAKH
  • Baghnapara Thakur bari, Shubhankar Mukhopadhyay (guest) wrote 18 years ago:
    Photos were taken by Sanjib Ganguli (Bangshi), who is at present doing Ph.D. in IIT, Kharagpur. May, 2008
  • Baghnapara Thakur bari, Shubhankar Mukhopadhyay (guest) wrote 18 years ago:
    There is some correction on the above information. The book written by Dr. Kana Behari Goswami incorrectly named as "Sripat Baghnaparar Itibritya". It should be "Baghnapara Sampradaya O Vaisnava Sahitya". Dr. Goswami has written a similar book recently named as "Sripat Baghnaparar Porichay...". Dr. Goswami has shown great talent with devoted research and minute ovservations to write these books with details different notables of the temples with suggestions of preserving antiques of distant past. There is controversy and differeces of opinion on the emergence of the name of the village as "Baghnapara" and also on the contributors for building the temples and the myth of conversion of tigers with the chanting of "Hari Nama" by Thakur Ramai in their ears. Other social sceintists felt that it was the convertion of the local inhavitants of the jungle and nearby locality of differentto Vaishnava cult. The myth of Hilsa Fish from the adjoining pond "Jamuna" and Mangos from the other variety of tree known "Vakul" in the winter. Hilsa is a very tasteful sea fish who come through the rivers for hacthing eggs in sweet water. Probable scientic explanation may be that since "Jamuna" was a part of stream "Valluka" which has a connection with River Ganges. It is not known whether that time any connection was there with the stream. The myth of mangos may be explained this way. In jungles, many a times two or more trees grow in entanglement with the other making it difficult to differentiate between them. But it is dificult to explain the availabilty in winter. Many a times there are some exaggerations in the myths for making it more colurful. It happens when there is no historical proof or document. There is also confusion regarding the age of the idol of Gopeeshwar, whether it is of the age "Sen" dynasties or the "Pal" dynasties of Bengal.
  • Baghnapara Thakur bari, Shubhankar Mukhopadhyay (guest) wrote 18 years ago:
    Baghnapara Thakurbari (Temples of Lord Krisna, Balaram, Gopeeshwar..) Baghnapara Thakurbari (Temples of Lord Krishna, Balaram, Gopeeshwar, Radharani and other deities) situated on east of Jamuna (presently a trucated part of an erstwhile stream called Valluka). Temples were said to be built by Maharajas of Bardhaman & Krishnanagar receiving an order from Jahanghir, the then Mughal Emperor of India (around 1600 AD). Thakur Ramai (Ramchandra Goswami), a distant relative and follower of Sree Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, while returning from Sree Vrindabana to Nabadwip Dham with the two brother idols, Kanai (Lord Shree Krishna) & Balai (Shree Balaram the elder brother) took rest on the river side. The place was a dense forest at that time with Tigers and other wild animals. It is believed that Thakur Ramai got a message from the idols in his dream to settle on this place. This temple is a congregation of three different sects of Hindu believers namely Shakta, Shaiva & Vaishnaba. It is the centre of all activities for this village. The name Baghnapara might have come from "Byaghra Nad Patta" the area of tigers' roar. Radhangar was a nearby locality of Yogis (People practising yogas). Gopeeshwar (Lord Shiva) is an older idol of the village, might be made at the time of Pal dynasties in Bengal. There are one or the other festivals throught out the year. But the following are very special to this village. Every year in the month of January-February one festival is organised by The Thakurbari committee as an obituari to funeral of Thakur Ramai. It is called Mahotsab - Big Festival. It is said that Gods had performed funeral duties of their follower. It lasts for seven days. Thousands of people get Prasad (Holy meal) all these days. Every year on the Bengali New Years Day (Poila Baishak), there is a whole night unique fire exhibition (Tubri porano) with home made formulas by the villagers. It might have come through Budhdhists or Muslims. Both Hindus & Muslims take equal part in this festival. More elaboration on Baghnapara is available in the book called "Sripat Baghnaparar Itibritya" by Dr. Kanan Behari Goswami, a bright son of the soil. Shubhankar Mukhopadhyay Baghnapara April, 2008