SRIKHANDA, 8 KM DISTANCE FROM KATWA AND 48 KM FROM BURDWAN (DIST TOWN).SRIKHANDA Gram panchayats is under Katwa I Panchayat Samiti IN KATWA SUBDIVISION. Srikhanda is the birth place of "NARAHARI SARKAR","RAGHUNANDAN".ALSO THE BIRTH PLACE OF GOBINDADAS,MUKUNDA DAS.THE FAMOUS BHOOTHNATH TEMPLE IS ALSO HERE.STAY WITH US.jai gour narahari
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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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Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu going to Baradanga temple in a holy religious procession by khandabasi in this festival.This
is the tithi when Sri Narahari Sarkar became invisible to the gross
material eyes of the world. As many of you know, Narahari Thakur had a
special mood towards Gauranga Mahaprabhu. About 450 years ago this holy festival was laid by by Shree Shree Raghunandan Thakur and Shree Shree Nibas Acharya Prabhu and in the active presence of Shree Shree Nityanandya Prabhu.Today is the tirobhav tithi.Today this holy festival was organized by Srikhanda Madhumati samity. Here are a video of this festival during procession and a small view of this holy village fair.
