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Devi Durga Temples - Mallabhumer Mrinmoyee Mandir
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| Mrinmoyee Temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga and is situated in Bishnupur at Bankura district. It is a very old temple and is rich in heritage. Durga Puja which is observed every year in this temple is over 1000 years old. It is unbelievable, but true. It gets this name because of the fact that the |
History of the Mrinmoyee temple - Raghunath was crowned as the first king of Malla dynasty at Pradamnapur. King Jagat Malla shifted his capital from Pradamnapur to Bishnupur because of the latter’s better positioning with respect to safety. Bishnupur is mostly famous for its terracotta tradition, but it also proudly is the place where the oldest Durga Puja of the state happens.
King Jagat Malla established the Mrinmoyee temple in 997 AD. Actually, Jagat Malla was ordered by Maa Mrinmoyee to build this temple, in his dreams. The idol is made of Ganga clay. The 57th generation of the Malla dynasty is there at present.
Description of Mrinmoyee Durga Puja - The Durgotsab in Mrinmoyee mandir commences with the setting up of Ghat (Clay Pot). The old ghat is used every year; legend has that one of the artisans died while making a ghat and after that no new ghats are made.
A day after “Dwityaashtami” the festivity begins with the worship of “Baro thakurini”. Mejo thakurini comes under the disguise of Kola Bou on the day of Cahturthi and she again reappears on the day of Saptami, along with Choto thakurini. And with this the gates open for the general public. On Maha Ashtami, the most number of people gather round the mandir; even many foreigner s can be seen. The youth of Mahadanda Community takes the Canon to the “Mochchha Hill”, just adjacent to the “Pathor Dorja”.The canon is fired during the moment of Sandishan. Then the sacrifice takes part. As per law and order no animals are sacrificed these days, only vegetables are used for the same. On Maha Navami, every person of Bishnupur gets an invitation to the mandir.
From Dwitiya to Sasthi, khichuri(rice-pulse mixture) is cooked and on the first three days of the puja, plain rice is cooked.
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The existing members of the Malla dynasty perform the ‘Mahamaarir Puja’ on the night of Navami . They pray to Maa to save them from endemic. On the day of Bijaya Dashami, Maa takes stale rice. The people of “Nuley community” of Rautkhand village come to Raajbari with “Tyaskhan Pakhi” (Neelkantha Bird) and the local fishermen offer ‘curd’ and ‘Chang fish’ to the goddess. The bird is freed and the fish is kept in the pot, filled with curd. Immersion of the idol is forbidden. At the end of the yatra, flowers and leaves are immersed in the near by pond.
The budget of this age old puja is much less than the pujas seen these days. But, the specialty of this puja can’t be measured in monetary terms. It is the oldest Puja of Bengal and no words can describe it aptly. To get a taste of things, one needs to visit the place during the Pujas.
How to reach Mrinmoyee temple- Bishnupur is well connected by bus, train and road, especially from Kolkata.
By bus- CSTA & SBSTC both has a number of buses which connect Kolkata with Bishnupur on a daily basis. The distance is about 150kms and it takes at most 5 hrs to cover the same via bus.
By road- From Kolkata travel to Dankuni and take the Durgapur Expressway. Then at Ratanpur crossing, a left turn is required. Then Arambagh and subsequently Bishnupur can be reached by taking the Seoraphuli- Tarakeshwar road.
By train- It takes close to 4 hrs via train. Rupashi Bangla express, Purulia Express etc are two of the trains that connect Bishnupur with Kolkata. Also, the Howrah-Chakradharpur passenger does the same. People often use the bus-train combination to reach the spot quickly. The nearest airport to Bishnupur is situated in Kolkata.
Bishnupur is a land of temples; there are many of them and the best part of it is that all are quite nearby each other. Hence, cycle rickshaws are the best option to take a tour round the city, which will in turn cover all the temples, including this iconic Mrinmoyee temple.
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