Gajan Festival at Srikhanda Bhoothnath temple

Gajan is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is associated with such deities as Shiva, Neel and Dharmathakur.

The word gajan in Bengali comes from the word garjan or roar that sannyasis (hermits} emit during the festivities

Alternatively, the word gajan is considered a combination of parts of two words - ga is from the word gram meaning village and jan is from the word janasadharan meaning folk. In this sense gajan is a festival of village folk.(source: wikipedia)

On last bengali month Chaitra(march-april) The Gajan festival occured on Srikhanda bhoothnath temple. Bhothnath means the lord of ghosts.It was start on 14th chaitra continue to 30th chaitra.

srikhanda bhoothnath thakur mahadev shiba linga

entry gate of bhoothnath temple

bhoothnath temple side pond

sunset at temple

dughdha kalmi thakur

dughdha kalmi with baneswar

sati shiva bishnu wall picture at srikhanda bhoothnath temple wall

srikhanda bhoothnath temple - bhoothnath jeor mandir

These are some pictures which I taken on 6th April, evening.Like these pictures on facebook  And Google Plus and Flickr. 

                      JOY BABA BHOOTHNATH

Dol jatra at Srikhanda thakur bari 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.

Mahaprabhu on dol jatra at Srikhanda Radha Madan Mohan temple

Gopinath and Mahaprabhu Srikhanda Radha Madan Mohan temple

Srikhanda Radha Gobinda temple on dol jatra

Radha Krishna at Srikhanda Madan Gopal temple on Dol jatra

In first and second Picture you see lord chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Shree Shree Radha Madan Mohan Temple better known as srikhanda Majher bari. In third picture you see lord Radha Krishna in Shree Shree Radha Madan Gobinda temle and Shree Shree Radha Madan Gopal temple better known as Srikhanda dakhin bari and Srikhanda uttar bari.

Raju Kar selling Papad and telebhaja and tea on dol jara at srikhanda

Tapan kar selling Papad and telebhaja on dol jara at srikhanda

at closing time for this fair on dol jatra at srikhanda

Handmade murti of clay on this fair on dol jatra at srikhanda

Apurba Kar selling Jalebi  on dol jatra at srikhanda

father and his little son selling Handmade murti of clay on this fair on dol jatra at srikhanda

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.

Kirtan at Srikhanda Radha Madan Mohan temple on dol jatra

Srikhanda Radha Gobinda temple on dol jatra

At second last pictures you see khandabasi singing kirtan at srikhanda majherbari. At last you see Srikhanda Dakhinbari Thakur. Find these picture on Facebook and also Google plus.Jai Radha Krishna, Jai Mahaprabhu.

katwa-1 block vivek mela at srikhanda

As per Government of West Bengal order to celebrate 150th birth year as Vivek Mela The Youth Welfare department of Govt. of West Bengal with active participation by Katwa 1 block organized this Vivek mela at Srikhanda Janashastha Samity ground at Srikhanda Village from 18th February to 19th February. These program start with a holy possession across the village. Students and Teachers of Two high school and five primary schools, member of Srikhanda Janashastha Samity, Srikhanda Panchayat,and local peoples of Srikhanda are participate at this holy possession.Also the ICDS and ASHA karmi also participate in this holy possession.

Anuradha Bhattacharya doing kirtan at katwa 1 block vivek mela srikhanda

opening by Amiya Ranjan De katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

opening by Amiya Ranjan De katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

katwa 1 block vivek mela possession at srikhanda

Dipak Majumder and Amiya Ranjan De

katwa 1 block vivek mela rally at srikhanda

katwa 1 block vivek mela rally at srikhanda

Shama Majumder with Ushangini Girls school Student

Anupam Thakur and Ranjit Pal at katwa 1 vivek mela rally

katwa 1 block vivek mela rally at srikhanda

katwa 1 block vivek mela rally at srikhanda

katwa 1 block vivek mela rally at srikhanda

katwa 1 block vivek mela rally at srikhanda

katwa 1 block vivek mela rally at srikhanda

katwa 1 block vivek mela rally at srikhanda

katwa 1 block vivek mela rally at srikhanda

Anganwari and Asha karmi at katwa 1 block vivek mela rally at srikhanda

giving students chocolates,books,biscuits at katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

Anganwari and Asha karmi at katwa 1 block vivek mela rally at srikhanda

prachar gari katwa 1 block vivek mela rally at srikhanda

prachar gari katwa 1 block vivek mela rally at srikhanda

giving students chocolates at katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

giving students books at katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

giving students chocolates at katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

giving students biscuits at katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

katwa 1 block vivek mela opening ceremony at srikhanda

katwa 1 block vivek mela opening ceremony at srikhanda

opening dance ceremony by Srikhanda Janashastha Samity members at katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

students of primary school at the time of katwa 1 vivek mela rally

students of srikhanda high school

There are more than twenty stall in this Samity ground. In opening ceremony you see Dr. Shital Bandopadhay, Mr. Subir Kumar Dandapat( Jt. BDO), Mr. Kanchan Chatterjee(Headmaster of Srikhnada High School), Mr. Dipak Majumder( Pradhan Of Srikhanda Gram Panchayat) .BDO of Katwa 1 block Mr. Subrata Mukherjee joining us at evening. The opening song sung by Mrs. Champa Majumder following a beautiful dance with the tune of Vande bharti by the member of Srikhanda Janashastha Samity.In evening a great dance performance performing by Prativa Cultural Group of Burdwan with Odishi and Rabindra Nritya Natya following by Manimohan Das Baul singing baul song.

ICDS stall at vivek mela

ICDS stall at vivek mela

ICDS stall at vivek mela

ICDS stall at vivek mela

eye testing by Dr. Sekhar Sarkar at katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

eye testing by Dr. Sekhar Sarkar at katwa 1 Vivek mela srikhanda

Avedananda Thakur, Dr. Sekhar Sarkar, Soumendra Dey at Katwa 1 block Vivek mela at srikhanda

Kanchan Chatterjee headmaster of Srikhanda High school and Hiten Patoari(From left) at katwa 1 block vivek mela at srikhanda

ICDS stall at vivek mela

ICDS stall at vivek mela

ICDS stall at vivek mela

Animal husbandry stall at katwa 1 block vivek mela at srikhanda

Tea making at katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

ICDS stall at vivek mela

Dr. Shyam Sundar Guin (BMOH of katwa 1) and Dr. Rajesh Kayal (Veterinary surgeon) at katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

CI of Katwa Subdivision Police

sugar test at katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

Katwa Vivekananda Pathchakra stall at Katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

Katwa niyontrito bazar commitee stall by Katwa 1 block vivek mela at Srikhanda

katwa RCM stall at Katwa 1 block Vivek mela at srikhanda

katwa niyontrito bazar commitee stall at Katwa 1 block Vivek mela at srikhanda

Prativa cultural group at vivek mela at srikhanda

Prativa cultural group at vivek mela at srikhanda

manimohan das baul singing baul song at vivek mela srikhanda

manimohan das baul singing baul song at vivek mela srikhanda

crowd at katwa 1 block at srikhanda

crowd at katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

Prativa cultural group at vivek mela at srikhanda

Prativa cultural group at vivek mela at srikhanda

Prativa cultural group at vivek mela at srikhanda

Prativa cultural group at vivek mela at srikhanda

Prativa cultural group at vivek mela at srikhanda

Prativa cultural group at vivek mela at srikhanda

Prativa cultural group at vivek mela at srikhanda

Prativa cultural group at vivek mela at srikhanda

 Next Day at 4pm Kirtan song (Raghunander Naru Khawa) sung by Famous singer Anuradha Bhattacharya.All the Old crowd start crying with the tune of this kirtan Song.Following a Theater Shoot talar Itikatha inspired by Juta Abisker of Rabindranath Thakur by some people Kandi(Murshidabad) following A great baul Performance by Bikash Das Baul, Manasa Pandit and Sampraday.

Anuradha Bhattacharya singing kirtan at katwa 1 block vivek mela srikhanda

Anuradha Bhattacharya singing kirtan at katwa 1 block vivek mela srikhanda

Anuradha Bhattacharya singing kirtan at katwa 1 block vivek mela srikhanda

Anuradha Bhattacharya singing kirtan at katwa 1 block vivek mela srikhanda

Anuradha Bhattacharya singing kirtan at katwa 1 block vivek mela srikhanda

Anuradha Bhattacharya singing kirtan at katwa 1 block vivek mela srikhanda

Anuradha Bhattacharya singing kirtan at katwa 1 block vivek mela srikhanda

Anuradha Bhattacharya singing kirtan at katwa 1 block vivek mela srikhanda

khandabasi crying when Anuradha Bhattacharya singing kirtan at katwa 1 block vivek mela srikhanda

Piyali Roy dancing with the tune jiya jale from Dil Se  at katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

Theater Shoot talar Itikatha inspired by Joota Abisker at katwa 1 block mela at srikhanda

members of srikhanda janashastha samity dancing with the tune of vande mataram at katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

Bikash Das Baul singing baul song at vivek mela at srikhanda

Manasa Pandit singing baul song at katwa 1 vivek mela at srikhanda

Anuradha Bhattacharya introducting herself with the khanda basi at srikhanda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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