Dol jatra at srikhanda dol purnima

Holi festival is celebrated as Dol Purnima or Dol Jatra or Dol Yatra in Bengal. It is celebrated on Falgun Purnima, the Full Moon day in Falgun month. Dol Purnima is dedicated to Lord Sri Krishna and the festival is also known as Basontotsav. Dol Purnima also marks the birthday of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu once visited Vrindavan, where he observed the Holi festival. After his return to Bengal, he pondered deeply and decided to introduce the festival but in a different form. It came to be known as Dolyatra.Shri Chaitanya said to his followers, "Go to the Krishna temple on that day, and apply red powder and red colour to Krishna. Then you should play with the red powder and colour amongst yourselves." And those who gave red powder and colour to others would also feed them with malpoa, the delectable sweet. So it is neither Holi festival nor Phaguya – it is the Dolyatra of Shri Krishna.In the days of Mahaprabhu, the prevailing rule was to seek the prior permission of the person to whom you were going to give the red powder. If that person gave permission, then only could you smear him with coloured powder, and then treat them to malpoa.(source:from internet) 
Like every year Dol jatra celebrated at Srikhanda Thakurbari and a little fair also organized at this place by Srikhanda Madhumati Samity.

gauranga mahaprabhu during dol jatra

Dol Jatra at Srikhanda thakur bari

Dol Jatra at Srikhanda

Mahaprabhu with Radha Krishna during Dol Jatra

Radha krishna during dol jatra evening

gauranga Mahaprabhu

Ujjal Thakur during Dol Jatra at Thakur bari

Dol Purnima at srikhanda Uttarbari

majher bari during dol purnima

dol purnima at srikhanda

naraharir sayan kakhkha during dol jatra

hari mandir at thakur bari during dol jatra

In these Pictures you see lord chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Shree Shree Radha Madan Mohan Temple better known as srikhanda Majher bari and lord Radha Krishna in Shree Shree Radha Madan Gopal temple better known Srikhanda uttar bari.
And here are some picture where you can see khandabasi singing kirtan and a small view of this village fair
these are some view of this dol jatra fair.Here you see various handmade item selling at this fair. Also various food item like Rasgolla, telebhaja, papad, ghughni etc

papad and mistir stall

various at dol jatra fair

stall of jilipi

stall of a snacks

stall of a snacks

lakhmir jhapi at dol jatra fair

kiratn at early evening at thakurbari

Kirtan at uttarbari during Dol Purnima

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Jai Radha Krishna, Jai Mahaprabhu. Jai Gour Narahari.

Shivaratri at srikhanda

In the state of West Bengal the festival of Maha Shivaratri is performed with great devotion and enthusiasm. On a Shivaratri day, devotees in West Bengal fast through out the day. Following the tradition, they also make four Shivlings made of clay of the holy river Ganga. These Shivlings are later offered in puja in four "prahars" (a meassure of time equal to 3 hours) of the night. In the first prahar one of the shivalings is bathed in milk. In the second period it is bathed with curd, in the third with ghee and in the fourth with honey. The devotees also stay awake the all - through the Shivaratri night. The following morning, they pray, listen to religious discourses, feed the Brahmins, offer them dakshina (alms) and finally break their fast with prasad.
I don't have the good quality video or pictures due to insufficient light and crowd.
Here Women visit the temple carrying a copper vessel containing milk and water. They also carry with them leaves of woodapple tree, a wood apple, fruits and flowers and a lamp. As a tradition followed in many places, devotees bathe Shiva Linga with water mixed with milk. Puja is performed and fruits and flowers are offered. After Puja they return home to break their fast with fruits.
Here the video

and some pictures of this festival

shivaratri at srikhanda

another temple during shivaratri

shivaratri

shivaratri at bhoothnath tmple

shivalinga during shivaratri

sati shiva vishnu murti at shivaratri

shivalinga during shivaratri

charanamrita during shivaratri

during shivaratri at bhoothnath tala

front gate of bhoothnath mandir during shivaratri

at bhoothnath mandir

new mandir at boothnath tala

pond side

purohit with shivalinga

side of temple

shivaratri

jora shiv mandir during shivaratri

shivaratri at jora shiv mandir

Shivaratri also celebrated in Jora shiv mandir at Bamunpara.
Now waiting for the Gajan festival.
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