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Explore the areas of the Indian Chinese at Tiretta market this Saturday after a Chinese breakfast.Want to join us on May...
26/05/2025

Explore the areas of the Indian Chinese at Tiretta market this Saturday after a Chinese breakfast.

Want to join us on May 31? Please contact us at Whatsapp 9874062962 for details and reservations. Limited group size.

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A good walking tour with an interactive group can be a rewarding experience.The morning was beautiful today to help us e...
25/05/2025

A good walking tour with an interactive group can be a rewarding experience.

The morning was beautiful today to help us explore Tangra, the second China Town of our city on the eastern fringes.

Tangra Walks - Retracing the Indian Chinese
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Skyscrapers and endless horizons!Concluded our Tangra Walks - Retracing the Indian Chinese, today morning.Kolkata Explor...
25/05/2025

Skyscrapers and endless horizons!

Concluded our Tangra Walks - Retracing the Indian Chinese, today morning.

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Jasra (Yashora) Jagannatha Temple, Chakdaha. A story of more than 500 years and continuing still at Jasra, Chakdaha. Fou...
24/05/2025

Jasra (Yashora) Jagannatha Temple, Chakdaha. A story of more than 500 years and continuing still at Jasra, Chakdaha.

Founded by Jagadish Pandit, the fifteenth branch to have expanded out of Lord Nityananda's trunk of devotional service. Jagadish Pandit shifted to Mayapur after the demise of his parents, to live in the company of Jagannatha Misra (father of Mahaprabhu) and other Vaishnavas. His wife Dukhini and brother Hiranya accompanied him.

Years later, Jagadish Pandit received instructions from Lord Chaitanya to go and preach the glories of the holy name at Jagannatha Puri.

Again after a few years, while returning from Puri, Jagadish Pandit received instructions from Lord Jagannatha to install Him at his home in Mayapur. He was instructed to carry the beautiful deity of Lord Jagannatha from the temple at Puri, during the time of "Nabakalebara".

Jagadish Pandit tied the heavy deity of Jagannatha to a stick and brought Him all the way from Puri (in Odisha) to Bengal. Lord Jagannatha had mercifully become as light as a feather, so that He could be easily carried. The stick is still preserved at the temple on the altar in a long wooden case.

But when Jagadish Pandit arrived at the village of Jasra, on the banks of Ganges, he desired to take a dip in the river. Putting Lord Jagannatha down he proceeded to take a bath. On returning he found it was impossible to lift Lord Jagannatha as the deva had turned exceedingly heavy. Understanding the Lord's desire to remain there at Jasra (in Chakdaha), Jagadish Pandit performed the necessary rituals and installed Lord Jagannatha deva there.

Initially the deity was served under a tall banyan tree on the banks of Ganga. Later a big temple was constructed by Raja Krishnachandra of Krishnanagar and Lord Jagannatha was shifted there. Raja donated about 500 bighas of land for this temple.

The temple also houses a beautiful deity of Gaura-Gopala gifted to Srimati Dukhini (Jagadish Pandit's wife) by Mahaprabhu.

A story of more than 500 years and continuing still at Jasra, Chakdaha.

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23/05/2025

Saturday, May 24.
Starting off from Nivedita Museum at 4pm we will explore Bagbazar before ending at Bagbazar Bichali Ghat by 7:30pm.

Bagbazar Walks
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How many of us know that our Calcutta born icon of modern Bengali cinema was an employee of Calcutta Port Trust? Arun Ku...
23/05/2025

How many of us know that our Calcutta born icon of modern Bengali cinema was an employee of Calcutta Port Trust?

Arun Kumar Chatterjee, before becoming Uttam Kumar, was employed as a Cashier by Calcutta Port in 1944. Not only that, he was a good singer. He was trained under Nidan Bandhu Bandyopadhyay. Not many are aware that he served as a music teacher at Chakraberia High School.

Calcutta Port still maintains in its archive a copy of the security deposit of Rs 1000/-, deposited by Arun Kumar Chatterjee (aka Uttam Kumar) on Aug 19, 1947. That was 4 days after India achieved Independence. The deposit money was refunded to Uttam Kumar on Feb 7, 1951.

Interested in the Port heritages and their stories of more than two centuries? Stories from the time when the first dock system started near Bankshall Court. Do join us on Sunday, June 8, 2025.

A Dialogue with the River - an initiative to show you the Port heritages. A cruise on the river. 5pm to 8pm. Starting from West Bengal Tourism Jetty, near Babu Ghat.

Kolkata Explorers in association with Kolikatamaritime.
WhatsApp us at 9874062962 for details and reservations.

Mark the dates!Once on December 20 and again on December 27, 2025.City trip by Double Decker BusBoth on Saturdays8:30am ...
22/05/2025

Mark the dates!
Once on December 20 and again on December 27, 2025.

City trip by Double Decker Bus
Both on Saturdays
8:30am to 12pm
Curated by Kolkata Explorers
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Established in 1837 CE (Shakabda 1759). This is what the engraving on the terracota plate says :"শকাব্দঃ ১৭৫৯, ৩১ বৈশাখ ...
22/05/2025

Established in 1837 CE (Shakabda 1759). This is what the engraving on the terracota plate says :

"শকাব্দঃ ১৭৫৯, ৩১ বৈশাখ "

This east facing Pancharatna temple of about 16 x 16 feet, presently in a run down condition, belonged to the Mulherjees of Aishmali under Ranaghat PS. The wooden door at the north of this temple still has some remains of wooden artwork on the door. Remains of stucco work on the exterior are still visible.

The temple houses a Shiva linga in black stone. Daily pujo is offered.

The old house of the Mukherjees has a Thakur dalan. They are all in bad shape. The magnitude of whatever we get to see today surely confirms the glorious times of this family here in Aishmali.

This area at Aishmali was also the birth place of Sureshchandra Samajpati, grandson of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. Locals say that Vidyasagar came here at the Rashmath and at the Pancharatna temple of the Mukherjees during the marriage of his daughter.

The Mukherjee family and some other families settled in Aishmali were all being employed by Raja Krishnachandra of Nadia.

On our Chakdaha and Ranaghat day long explorations.
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Bagbazar!A world of its own!Coming up on Saturday, May 24. 3:45pm to 7:30pm.Bagbazar Walks Includes an hour's visit to N...
22/05/2025

Bagbazar!
A world of its own!

Coming up on Saturday, May 24. 3:45pm to 7:30pm.

Bagbazar Walks
Includes an hour's visit to Nivedita Museum
Details and bookings at
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Have you checked on this? This is Pada Padma Sila at Dharma Thakurer Mandir.Where is this Mandir? Walk down SN Banerjee ...
22/05/2025

Have you checked on this? This is Pada Padma Sila at Dharma Thakurer Mandir.

Where is this Mandir?

Walk down SN Banerjee road with us this Saturday morning to know about the antiquity of these Silas and for some hidden stories on this stretch.

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Aishmali. Under Ranaghat Police Station. Here we come across an old Pancharatna temple built in the Bengali year 1294 (c...
20/05/2025

Aishmali. Under Ranaghat Police Station. Here we come across an old Pancharatna temple built in the Bengali year 1294 (corresponding to Gregorian year 1887).

We can still find the following written on the white marble plates on top of the temple at the western and southern side.

পশ্চিম দিকে শ্বেতপাথরের লিপিতে এই লেখাটি আছে:
"রসখাষ্ট শশাঙ্কেসু পার্বতীচরণেন হি।
বন্দ্য বংশেন শব্বস্য মন্দিরোহয়ং প্রতিষ্ঠিতঃ।"

দক্ষিণ দিকে শ্বেতপাথরে ক্ষোদিত আছে:
"বন্দ্যো বংশীয় মদনমোহনের পুত্র
ভক্ত শ্রীপার্বতীচরণ
এই শিবের মন্দির প্রতিষ্ঠা করিলেন।
সন ১২৯৪ সাল"

The Pancharatna temple measuring about 16 x 16 feet, with the middle tallest steeple being Deul style of architecture, is believed to have been built by the Bandyopadhyay family of Aishmali.

The Bandyopadhyay family and some other families settled in Aishmali were all being employed by Raja Krishnachandra of Nadia.

On our Chakdaha and Ranaghat day long explorations.
Kolkata Explorers

Tiretta Market Walk - Retracing the Indian Chinese. Saturday, May 31, 20257am to 9amEmphasizing the value and resilience...
19/05/2025

Tiretta Market Walk - Retracing the Indian Chinese.
Saturday, May 31, 2025
7am to 9am

Emphasizing the value and resilience of things that have withstood the test of time.

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