Jharbagda Dewan Ghar Durga worship

Jharbagda Dewan Ghar Durga worship

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Jharbagda Dewanghar Durga Pratima 2014

Jharbagda Durgapuja: Jharbagda village is situated West side of Manbazar approximate 3 k.m away from Manbazaer town on the northern side of Manbazar –Barabazar road. I t is very old village near locality of Manbazar. Highly educated village most of the people are Hindu upper cast of Mahanty and Mahapatra locally call ‘Utcal Sampradai’.Many of them work in different foreign country.

It is colloquial that , during the time ,the king of Gor Patharmohra who had come from Burdwan first time about more than 300 years ago; they also come along with the king and other colleagues. They become the ‘Dewan of Manbazar king’ on that time.

Worship of deity of the Goddess Durga at Jharbagda

Once ,Harihar Mahanty ,the resident of Jharbagda Namopara had dreamed ,they should performed the worship of Goddess

Dewan Ghar Durga mandir

Durga at their place;hence they started Durga worship by the leadership of ‘Dewan’ families’ Subal Mahanty father of Jagannath Mahanty approx 200 years ago. Who had got the message of worship did not belong to the family of ‘Dewan’,so he followed worship through ‘Ghat’,i.e ‘Nabapatrika’ and his hirers follow the same rituals till now during the worship of deity of the Goddess Durga every year. 

First Durga temple was made by the ‘Dewan’ family of Jharbagda, now it is called Dewan Ghar Durgamela. At present 25 families and ancestors arranged this worship every year. They have a pond of 100 bigha in the name of Goddess Durga, which the main source of their family worship.

Dewan Ghar Durga mandir campus view

The pond is located at Amjora village near Jamtoria under Manbazar-II block.At present they got rupees sixty five thousands from it and used full amount for the purpose of worship of the deity of the Goddess Durga. No extra money is collected from the family members for the worship.

The icon of deity of Goddess Durga is made by Jiten Rakshit and their family member ,village Illujargo,Jhalda from the earlier time.

Whole worship is performed by priest Panchanan Pathak and their family,village Gilirbanjora,Jorda/Shaldiha every year. Dhak (drum) comes from Chepua from earlier time ritually.