Saturday, August 9, 2014

Sawan Purnima celebration in Kharagpur


In Kharagpur there are many shiv temples in every part of the town. Basically in other part of West Bengal there are not such a huge number of Shiv temples you can find. In Kharagpur only there is more than forty shiv temples. In Gatarpara and Bhagwanpur area only 10+ Shiv temples .In my childhood I am always take participate on weekly Shiv arti in my local area temple of Gatarpara. In Rakhipurnima/Shawan Purnima all the temples in Kharagpur decorated with flowers .When I was in school,I spent my whole day in Rakhi-purnima to look after the temple with some of my locality friends and clear all the flowers, leafs  and fruits from Shiv ling because due to huge gathering there other people unable to give flowers and fruits in shiv ling. I was really miss that fun in Rakhi-purnima, but the festival is still celebrate in same passion. In some temple Bhaajan and religious play organized on Rakhipurnima night.
 South Indian architechture Shi Mandir in Railway colony Kharagpur
 Kharageswar Shiv Temple in Inda Kharagpur
 Shiv Temple in Ravan Maidan
 Largest Siv Ling of Ravan Maidan area in Kharagpur


In some areas Shiv Parwati idol establish as like Durga puja . From last couple of years local people mostly young and teenagers brings water from Kansawati River and pour in their local Shiv Temple. You can watch that in early morning of Rakhipurnima .In the whole month of savan, people from town went to tarkeswar, they collect water from Ganga River and pour in Tarkeswar shivling.
 Gowsala near Tarkeswar Shiv Temple
 Kaanwariya
 Kaanwariya gathering
  Kanwariya o there way to Tarkeswar siv temple
Shiv Temple in Kharagpur

In this festival coconut demand is highest in town, other than this other fruits price also increased due to huge demand by people, who are fasting this day and eat only ate fruits and milk.  

In Kharagpur you can find kanwar and ghat (water pot used in kanwar ), and t-shirt with god Shiva print, but gate bazaar area is most famous for low cost huge availability of such items.

In every Monday in the month of sawan all the shiv temple, there is a huge gathering by people. As this festival is celebrated in each colony’s shiv temple but in kharagpur Gole bazaar Shiv temple and Kharageswar temple have main attraction. Khargeswar temple is oldest shiv temple in town built by king Kharagesh and due to this temple name this town got the name of Kharagpur.

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