kharagpurmylove: February 2015

From last three weeks I would give you information for different temples from our town Kharagpur. In last three weeks I show you most of the important temples from Kharagpur but still not able to cover all beautiful temples from town. But Kharagpur is also known as small India so why only temples there are also many mosques, Gurudawras and churches.

In this post I was giving you some information for all that holy places from Khragpur. Let's start with mosque .Jama masjid in Kharagpur golebazaar area was one of the oldest mosque in town built during 1908 near about.

Inside View of Jama Masjid Kharagpur

Jama Masjid Kharagpur Golebazaar

New Look of Jama masjid after renovation in Kharagpur Golebazaar

There was one more mosque in town was nooranii Mosue near Inda water tank this was comparatively new and small too.

Noorani Masjid near Inda water tank Kharagpur

There was one more in puritan bazaar kharagpur , this was simple not well architecture as like Jama masjid and noorani masjid.

Masjid from Puratan Bazaar Kharagpur

Gurudawra saheb in Kharida

Lungar in Kharida Gurudawra kharagpur

Now next category is for gurudawras there were two which I knew. First one was Kharida gurudawra, this was old one in town but the space is small.

Nimpura Guru Dawra Kharagpur

Nimpura Guru Dawra Kharagpur

Nimpura guru dawra was new one this was in nimpura area in Kharagpur.

Peer baba mazaar in Inda khragpur were all community and religion people went to pray there was no exact history but people believe that one Muslim saint lived in inda and he serve all community people from before independence.

Peer baba Mazar Inda Kharagpur

Peer baba mazar during ursh festival in Kharagpur

In Kharagpur there was also one new gurudawra existed in Nimpura kharagpur.

In Kharagpur there are four, five churches in different location.

All saint church establish in 1910 in south side kharagpur. This was already exist .There was one more from this area was sacred heart church this was also one of the oldest church in town. Establish before independence.In 1903 chapel built and Fr. Van Severen was first father .In 24th March, 1918 the church was named and dedicated to Sacred Heart.

Sacred Heart Church Kharagpur near Stadium

Sacred Heart inside view in Kharagpur

All Saint Church Kharagpur

Baptist Church Kharida during new year in Kharagpur

Church in Jholi Kharagpur

Church in Salua Kharagpur

St. Anthony church in Khragpur near Gole bazaar

One more church was was in Khardia named Ward Memorial Church was also establish before independence.

St. Anthony church in Khragpur near Gole bazaar in chirstmas

St. Anthony church in Khragpur near Gole bazaar in new year

St. Anthony Church was near golebazar area. In 1926 this church was establish in Kharagpur.

Abundant Grace Church was established in Nimpura during 1988 by late Dr. S. N. Bastia.

Abundant Grace Church in Nimpura Kharagpur

Baptist Church Nimpura Kharagpur

There was also Baptist Church in Kharida as well as in Nimpura.

In Kharagpur there was also good number of Jain community lived from long time ago. There were two different branches of this community and each of them has their own holy places in town.

Jain temple in kharida kharagpur

God Mahavir in Jain temple kharida kharagpur

This post has extension of my last two post,temples from kharagpur. In our town there are lots of temple so it can't be possible to cover all that in one post.
One more was nandeshwar temple which was in malancha was one of the oldest temple in town .I was showing old picture of this temple before independence when there was no home near the temple but now this temple totally changed.It was believed that this temple was built 1634.

Nandeshwar temple in malancha Kharagpur during 1940

Nandeshwar temple in malancha Kharagpur in 2015

Nandeshwar temple in malancha Kharagpur in 2015

One more old temple in town was Khaler Bonpatna. It was believed that this was made before 500 years ago .This ram temple had gold idol when constructed but that was stolen two times so metal idol placed later on. Most part of this temple ruined due to lack of maintenance,you can get more information of this temple in my previous post : A 500 year old temple from Khaler Bonpatna.

Bramhotsav in oldsettlement Balaji Mandir in Kharagpur

35 kg laddu prepare in Bramhotsav in oldsettlement Balaji Mandir in Kharagpur

Maa muthalamma in south side Kharagpur

Balaji temple in south side Kharagpur

Balaji Temple Kharagpur

Shiv Mandir in Barbetia Kharagpur

Digambar Jain mandir Kharida Kharagpur

Durga Temple near traffic Kharagpur

Ganesh temple within Ramco plan in Kharagpur

Gole Bazar Sai Mandir Kharagpur

Ram Mandir Golebazar Kharagpur

Temple within Eastern Frontier Forces camp in Salua Kharagpur

Hanuman temple in Rabindrapally inda in Kharagpur

Mata mandir Jaihind nagar Kharagpur

Jhareswar Mandir kharagpur in Shivratri

Durgamandir Gole Bazar Kharagpur

Kalimandir near Kharagpur Railway station

Balaji temple in Kharagpur Railway station

Hanuman mandir in Kharaida fatak bazar kharagpur

Kalimandir barabati in kharagpur

Oldest Solahpuri Matamandir in Kharida

Maa tarani in Behrampur Kharagpur

Jagannath temple: The main marbel temple built later but the small temple which where left side of entrance gate where old one.In 1984 some odiya youth started this temple concept by worshiping picture of god and later 1988 odiya community and all other town people helps to create new temple.

Sai temple in newsettlement Kharagpur

Inside view of Solahpuri mata mandir in new settlement kharagpur

Hirimbeswari Kali temple in Kharagpur,This temple made after killing of Hirimb by Bheem actual temple was demolished ,this temple was developed later on

Hirembaswari Temple in Inda Kharagpur

Solahpuri mata mandir in new settlement kharagpur

Oldsettlement Shiv Mandir

Shiv Mandir within Mansa mandir in Puratan bazar kharagpur

Shiv Mansa mandir in Puratan bazar kharagpur

Shiv mandir near gate bazar kharagpur with biggest shiv linga

Oldest solahpuri mata temple in Kharida Kharagpur

Hanuman mandir in Traffic kharagpur

In 2002 the new temple was inaugurated by Gajapati Maharaj,total cost came rs.70 lakhs .It was only temple in west bengal with Utkaliya art and architecture is found till date.

'Khargeswar Mahadev" temple was also 200 years old.it was believed that this was built by king kharga singha and due to this this town got the namekharagpur.

Sai temple in new settlement also one of the unique temple made just 15 years back.

One interesting temple was hirimba mai temple I don’t heard about any other hirimba temple in India.Hirimba was wife of bheem .I was also show picture of Hirimba temple in my previous post.In mahabrata time this area came in matsay dynesty under king virat where pandavs hide.It was also interesting to know that in Kharagpur Bheem as well as hirimba both worship.Bheem statue you can find in many parts of Bengal and in Kharagpur gawala para in Inda every year mela as well as bheem puja organised.

Solahpuri mata mandir in new settlement kharagpur

Bramhendra swami temple in Kharagpur

Bramhendra swami temple in Kharagpur

One more interesting temple is maa mansha temple in jakpur,where every year mela organised this temple was under construction.

Other than these there are many temples in town.In Kharagpur there are both Digamber as well as swetamber jain community live so both brach has there own temple in town.

God Hanuman idol in Balajai temple near Kharagpur station

Temple in Eastern Frontier center in Salua Kharagpur

Khargeshwar temple Inda Kharagpur

Rupeshwar temple kharida kharagpur

Temple from MS type Mathrakati Kharagpur

Digamber Jain temple in Kharida Kharagpur

Rupeshwar temple from Kharida Kharagpur

Guptamoni Temple near Kharagpur maniktala

Jagannath mandir enterance gate in Kharagpur

Maa kanakdurga temple in Kharagpur

Maa mansa temple in Jakpur

Mata temple in New settlement

Shiv temple ward number 20 Kharagpur

Shay mandir Kharagpur

Jaganaath Temple Kharagpur

mata mandir in each locality of kharagpur also built in artistic way some are really amzing and some are simple.Definitely god or goddess importance doesn't depent of the temple structure but as I am belong from this town so I share some beautiful temples of this town.

Video slide for the temple from Kharagpur:

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