Dwarbasini

Dwarbasini ("দ্বারবাসিনী") is a Shakti goddess. She is the form of goddess Durga. The Dwarbasini temple is situated on the bank of Dwarka River and at the end of Deucha-Boliharpur road.^[1] Here Dwarka River is flowing twords north, and according to tantra Dwarbasini is a shaktipith.

Etymology

From a folk story we get the name of 'Raja Umacharan Roy ( Umeshcharan Sharma ) ', grandson of first priest Triloke Sharma. He was a great devotee of the goddess 'Dwarbasini' ani had died by Santhals at Santhal rebellion.^[2] He had donated lands to allocate flowers, woods, rices, sweets, milk etc. at the village chondrapur (চন্দ্রপুর).^[3]

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  dwarbasini stone idol
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  Vairob of dwarbasini

Origins

Goddess Dwarbasini is a stone idol with no image. She here is goddess Durga with Laxmi, Saraswati, Kartik, and Ganesha. This temple was built near about 30 years ago. Before this temple was made, Dwarbasini was covered with the bamboo umbrella, made by Santhals.^[4]

History

Dwarbasini is a 'sini' goddess like palashbasini, duarsini etc. Probably she was worshiped by Santhals, and pahria Mals.^[5]

Etymology

From a folk story we have the name of 'Raja Umacharan Roy'. He was a great devotee of goddess 'Dwarbasini'. He had no son. So he had adopted a son who was the forefather of the 'Bondopadhaya' priest family. At the time of The santhal Rebellion Umacharan had been killed by santhals.^[6]

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Cities, towns and locations in Birbhum district, West Bengal

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Suri Sadar subdivision	Ahmedpur Dubrajpur Kalipur Karidhya Rajnagar Sainthia Suri
Bolpur subdivision	Bolpur Ilambazar Labhpur Parota Shantiniketan Surul
Rampurhat subdivision	Ambhua Barua Gopalpur Bishnupur Fatehpur Kashimnagar Murarai Nalhati Rampurhat

Locations
other than cities and towns

Suri Sadar subdivision	Abinashpur Angar Garia Babuijore Bakreshwar Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township Bara Chaturi Beharia Bhimgara Bholagoria Chandrapur Chondrapur Deucha Dighalgram Gonpur Hetampur Kankartala Khoyrasol Lokpur Mohammad Bazar Nakrakonda Panrui Patharchapuri Purandarpur
Bolpur subdivision	Fullara Jaydev Kenduli Kankalitala Khujutipara Khustigiri Kirnahar Mirati Nanoor Raipur Sriniketan Supur
Rampurhat subdivision	Amba Atla Banior Basoa Binuria Chakmandala Dunigram Ekachakra Hansan Haridaspur Jogdhari Kotasur Kurumgram Lohapur Lokpara Madian Margram Mallarpur Mayureswar Nimitala Paikar Rajgram Satpalsa Tarapith

See also

• Notable people associated with Santiniketan
• Birbhum topics
• People from Birbhum district
• People associated with Santiniketan
• Visva-Bharati alumni
• Visva-Bharati faculty
• Villages in Birbhum district
• Cities, towns and locations in Purba Bardhaman district
• Cities, towns and locations in Murshidabad district
• Cities, towns and locations in Nadia district

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