Juranpur Satipith is one of the 51 Hindu holy places (Shakti Peetha) in India in the village of Juranpur, under Kaligunge CD Block in Nadia district of West Bengal.[1] According to Hindu mythology the forehead of Goddess Sati was fallen in this place after Daksha Jagga.[2] Juranpur is a place for Hindu pilgrimage.[3] Here a stone is worshipped as Goddess Joy Durga which is placed under a big Banyan tree. By the side of the tree there is a small temple where God is worshipped in the name of Bhairav.[4] Up to the early 19th century, this Pith was situated on the bank of the Bhagirathi River, opposite of Katwa[5] but today the river flows about one kilometer west of the Pith.[citation needed] A fair is organized there every year in Magha Purnima.[6]
History edit
In this Pith, an underground channel was previously connected to the river Bhagirathi where many saints and revolutionaries took shelter before independence. It was stated that Mohan Lal (general of nawab Sirajuddulla),[7][8] Hukka Lal (younger son of Maharaja Mohan Lal),[9] Raja Ramkrisna Ray, son of Rani Bhabani took shelter there. All India Yadav Mahasabha President Nabadwip Ghosh of Patna visited this Pith in December 1924. This Pith is now managed by a trust after a Calcutta High Court order on 16 January 1963.
References edit
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- ^ "Sakta-pitha - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ Nigurananda. Mahatirtha Ekkanna pithar Sandhane. Kolkata: Sarat publication house.
- ^ "নদিয়ার কালীগঞ্জ থানা এলাকায় জুরানপুর, প্রাচীনকালে কালীপীঠ বা কালীঘাট নামেও এর পরিচিতি ছিল". bengali.abplive.com. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ Sircar, Dineschandra (1948). The Śākta Pīṭhas. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-0879-9.
- ^ Swapan Moitra. Satipith Juranpur. Kolkata: Ganpith publication. ISBN 8188163155.
- ^ Amalendu Dey (2012). Sirajer Putra o Bansadharder Sandhane (Bengali). Kolkata: Purul Prakashania Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-9382300472.
- ^ "The Real 'Heroes' of the Battle of Plassey". Live History India. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ Itihas O sahitya Maharaja Mohanlal. Kolkata: Pandulipi. ISBN 978-93-83895-55-7.
