Chandannagar and Krishnanagar present gorgeous Jagaddhatri Puja in 2021 as like every year - YouFestive

The festival time season in Bengal and somewhere else gives bunches of celebrations and time for joy, as it is loaded up with one celebration after the other.

Goddess Jagaddhatri Puja is venerated in West Bengal area. Goddess Jagaddhatri or Jagadhatri or Jagat Dhatri is a part of Goddess Durga. The word Jagaddhatri implies mother of this world or conveyor of the world.

Jagadhatri Puja is one of the significant celebrations celebrated after Durga Puja, Laxmi and Kali Puja in the period of Kartik. Fans revere and commend rebirth of Goddess Durga for the sake of Jagadhatri and make the unbelievable feeling with high happy spirits. Jagaddhatri is alluded as one more name of Durga.

In Sanskrit, Bengali and Assamse the word Jagaddhatri in a real sense implies Holder (dhatri) of the World (Jagat). The faction of Goddess Jagadhatri is straightforwardly gotten from Tantra where she is an image of sattva other than being Durga and Kali, representing individually Rajas and Tamas each of the three fundamental parts of Hindu way of thinking.

 

Jagadhatri Puja at Chandannagar Nadia, West Bengal :

About 5000 people in Chandannagar alone and about 40,000 in the entire Hoogly district and its neighborhood are engaged in someway or the other in the industry for its latest and creative lighting and creativity. There is 129 Puja committee enlisted under Chandannagar police station area and 42 enlisted under Bhadeswar police station area. The oldest Jagadhatri puja under Chandannagar is Laxmiganj Kaparpatti which is 256 year old. The Gourhati Tetultal puja under  Bhadeswar is 229 year old. After that the Bhadreswar Ganj’s puja is 213 years old. All of the oldest puja are called Adi puja.

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History of Jagaddhatri Puja :

As per ancient history Jagaddhatri Puja started in Chandannagar, West Bengal by Indranarayan Chowdhury. It was introduced in Krishnagar, West Bengal in the year 1762. But the beginning of this puja in Chandannagar probably dates back earlier than 1750. Krishnachandra Ray, the King of Krishnanagar of Nadia district, had introduced the public worship of goddess Jagaddhatri, as per legend. The festival was later initiated by Sarada Devi, Sri Ramakrishna’s wife.

Jagaddhatri figures in the semi-historical fictional work by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya’s “Anandamath” , from which the book as well as the Indian national song “Vande Mataram” is taken.  

Chasapara Barowari puja “BURIMA” Krishnagar

The Jagaddhatri Puja at Chasapara Barowari has begun in 1772 followed by its presentation at Rajbari of Krishnagar. The Goddess of Chasapara Barowari being the most seasoned one, is prevalently known as "BURIMA". Throughout the long term, the ubiquity of Burima has expanded by jumps and bounds. The divinity of Chasapara Barowari is adorned with gold decorations of roughly 5220 gms and same measure of silver trimmings which have been gathered from the contributions of the fans throughout the long term. The Goddess is ornamented on the earlier evening of the Puja. The Jagaddhatri Puja in Krishnagar happens on the Sukla Nabami day of Bengali month Kartik and is praised on one day.

 

Upon the arrival of Puja Polao Bhog is ready with 40 quintal of Gobindo Bhog Atap rice which is served to no less than 60 thousand enthusiasts.

Annomahotsab is coordinated for in excess of 40 thousand lovers. 

Huge number of lovers crowd into the Mondop upon the arrival of Puja to give contributions and anjali before the goddess.

Chasapara Barowari has effectively built "Burima Bhawan" with the end goal of the puja. The symbols of Shri Ramkrishna, Shri Sarada Maa and Swami Vivekananda have been introduced inside the "Burima Bhawan". Normal supplication and puja are directed there.

Jagaddhatri puja date 2021 :

• Saptami- Shukla Paksha: November 11, 2021, Saturday
• Ashtami- Shukla Paksha: November 12, 2021, Sunday
• Navami- Sukla Paksha: November 12, 2021, Monday
• Dashami- Sukla Paksha: November 13, 2021, Tuesday

 

Oldest Jagadhatri puja in Chandannagar :

Indranarayana Chowdhury was the dewan of the French government at Chandannagar. The worship of Jagadhatri puja fascinated him in the palace of Raja Krishnachandra Roy. After seeing this puja, he started the first Jagadhatri Puja at Laxmiganj Chaul Patty in Chandranagar.

 

The Club celebrated the Golden Jubli in this year 2021 at Chandannagar: 

 1. Bagbazar Baburpukur Dhar

2. Boraichanditala

3. Kundughat

4. Mahila Samity

5. Sramikpally Laldhighir Dhar

6. Suksanatantala Benepukurdhar

 

Source : Jagadhatri Online, Chasapara Barowari Krishnagar