Manbazar Durgapuja: Madhupur Ghose Durgamela

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Madhupur village is situated in the South West from Manbazar busy twon ,distance approximate two K.M from Manbazar post office mord. The remote village is very old.Sen Ghose and upper cast of Brahmin families are reside here.

The Deity of the Goddess Durga worship has been started here

more than 300 years ago contemporary to the king Gor Patharmohra. Ghopse family is the founder of the worship of Goddess Durga in this village it is true and the founder is Ramprasad Ghose, main organizer were his brothers and all.

Rituals: Ghose family Durgapuja is done by their own contribution and source of immovable property pond etc in the name of Durgamela. They follow the king's time table of worship from beginning to end.

Kumari Puja (unmarried girl of 9-10yrs) is done here which is exceptional near our locality. A real girl is dressed like Durga from the day of Saptami and worshiped till the day of Vijoya Dashami. She is relief from worship on the early morning before Nabapatrika immersion.

He goat,sugar cane,pumpkin are sacrificed on the day of Mahastami. About 18-20 he goats are sacrificed every year in this time from the Ghose family of all in addition to other conditional immolation promises.

It is also called Shib-Durgamela,both worship are done in the same premises of this temple.Shib worship is the everyday ritual works.Kai and Durga worship

is jointly performed here on the New Moon Day(Amabashya) of Kalipuja every year which is unique except Kashi. Ghose and Sen Durga worship is performing in this village from their beginning continuously and only two Durga worship temples are the main worship places

in this village,distance between two places are approx 100 yards. During the four day’s ritual works both worship places organizer exchange their puja gifts between the two places the Deity of the Goddess Durga’s honoure.

During this worship period they had a ritual of to arrange lunch for all people on the day of Nabami (9^th day of lunar fortnight) every year till the time of Hirulal Ghose. It has been stopped now due to lake of funding ,interest etc.

Present time, the worship work is being accomplished under the main priest Surendranath Chatterjee, the ancestor of Gobinda Purohit.The deity of the Goddess icon is made by the resident of

Sahapur family in the district Bankura every year from a same family from the time of beginning. Similarly band party come from Ambikanagar in the district Bankura from a same group of family every year from the beginning.