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41-627: According to the Purans, Jagadhatri is the incarnation of Siddhidhatri . She is also said to be the combined form of Sri Bhuvaneshwari and Durga . In Bengal, her puja is celebrated as the comeback of Devi, specifically in Krishnanagar , Chandannagar , Rishra and Guptipara . The legend of Jagaddhatri is inspired from a tale in the Kena Upanishad . In the Katyayani Tantra , the following legend

82-428: A famous monument in 2011 it was a miniature of US Capitol Building , United States. This year, it is Lalitha Mahal , Mysore . From the year 2000 it has been a tradition to decorate the torana as a special infrastructure. Tajmahal , Agra ; Victoria Memorial (India) , Kolkata ; Titanic Ship; Lotus Temple , New Delhi ; Golden Temple , Punjab etc. were also mimicked in the previous years since 2000 to 2006. As

123-429: A lion as her mount. In some pictorial depictions, she is flanked by Gandharvas , Yakshas , Siddhas , Asuras and Devas who are portrayed as paying obeisance to the goddess. Around the time when the universe was just a massive void completely full of darkness, there were no indications of the world anywhere. But then a ray of divine light, which is ever existing, spread everywhere, illuminating each and every nook of

164-607: A special mention in this regard. The puja of Bose family initially used to be held in their ancestral home in Murshidabad. Folklore has it that this puja was started in 1788. The puja was later shifted to its present location in Chandannagar, where many of the family members now live. The exact history of the deity is unknown, but family records date it back to 1640.In Chatterjee family this puja originates from 1700 in Srirampur which later

205-399: A tribute to 26/11 Hotel Taj Mahal Palace & Tower , Mumbai attack victims, the torana of the year 2009 is a lookalike of that hotel. The pictures are shown here are the torana s decorated from 2007 to 2012 as the previous year's pictures are not available. Goddess Jagatdhatri figures in the historical fiction Anandamath written by Bengali novelist Bankim Chandra Chatterjee . It

246-604: Is Jagrata, to say the least. Jagatdhatri Puja is very popular in Krishnanagar, (Sutragarh-Santipur), Tehatta , Rishra , Chandannagar , Bhadreswar, Hooghly , Boinchi , Ashoknagar-Kalyangarh , Howrah . The beauty of the festival in Chandannagar is mainly due to the collaborative conception between the French and Bengalis. Remarkable feature remaining its procession, second largest in the world after Rio de Janeiro's, with its magnificent lightings The Jagadhatri puja of Krishnanagar

287-427: Is a thing to see. During this time the city adorns itself with lots of lights, flowers, pandals and the likes. Each year more than 5 lakh devotees come to Krishnanagar to be a part of this grandiose festival. There are about 150-175 clubs and barowaris which organise Jagadhatri puja in the city. The Jagadhatri puja of Krishnagar is a perfect blending of devotion, emotion and celebration. The most popular Jagadhatri goddess

328-578: Is arguable that Krishnachandra or other members of the conspiracy group had no particular intention to found British rule in India, rather they were purely interested in their own political futures. Krishnachandra remained on friendly terms with the British and especially with Robert Clive . This relationship served him well in the 1760s when Bengal Nawab Mir Qasim ordered Krishnachandra's execution, for Clive not only overruled it but gifted Krishnachandra five cannons,

369-415: Is believed to have granted to them, nine treasures and ten other kinds of supernatural powers or potentialities. The two parts, man and woman, created Devas and Devis, Daityas, Danavas, Asuras, Gandharvas, Yakshas, Apsaras, Bhutas, Heavenly beings, mythical creatures, plants, animals, nagas, and Garudas, and many more species of the world were born and thus originated from them. The creation of the entire world

410-520: Is not found in her dhyana mantra but in her idol an elephant is seen below her mount lion , who is none other than Kurandrasura . There are variations regarding the history of worship of the goddess in Bengal. The popular narrative states that the worship was begun by Maharaja Krishnachandra of Krishnanagar, Nadia. However, as per local history, the worship of goddess Jagatdhatri was first established by Chandrachur Tarkamani of Santipur who made an idol of

451-433: Is sitting atop a lion , wearing different jewelry, in her four hands Devi holds bow , arrow , chakra and Samkha . She is reddish like the rising sun and she is wearing a snake garland. Her reddish colour and weapons are the symbols of raja guna but this is not for destruction and going to war. Rather this is to keep the world focused on Ritam & Satyam. She sustains the universe through her Yoga shakti . Naga/Sarpa

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492-597: Is the Burima of Chasa Para(In Bengali Chasa means farmer). This deity is called the Tirupathi of Krishnanagar. Each year the idol is embellished with 150 kg gold and 150 kg silver ornaments with more than 10 benarasis and jamdanis. Besides Burima, Choto Ma (the deity of Kathalpota Barowari),Mejoma (the deity of College Street Barowari), Jaleswari (the idol of Malo para Barowari) are also very famous. After Ratha Yatra , Jagadhatri Mela at Bhanjpur Jagadhatri Podia ,

533-563: Is the biggest mela of Baripada , Odisha . It is the festival of Maa Jagadhatri , Goddess of the whole world. There is an 8–15 day mela (carnival) also known as mini Bali Jatra named after Cuttack 's Bali Jatra which takes place at Jagadhatri Mela Podia , Bhanjpur, near the Bhanjpur railway Station during the month of October–November. It is celebrated on Gosthastami . It is also referred to as another Durga Puja as it also starts on Asthami tithi and ends on Dashami tithi . The date of

574-417: Is the same literary work from which the national song of India Vande Mataram originates. In the novel, Kali, Durga, and Jagatdhatri are depicted as three aspects of 'Bharat Mata' (Mother India) – Jagatdhatri as the mother used to be, Kali as the mother now is, and Durga as the mother will be in future. The trio of goddesses are shown as the object of worship of a group of ascetics who form the protagonists of

615-442: Is the symbol of Yoga & Upavitam is the symbol of Bramhin . Devi is yogini . She is using the world through her maha yoga shakti. The act of rescuing the world is her Lila. In her stotram (Jagadhatri Strotram), she has been invoked as Adhara bhutah, Dhritirupah, Dhurandharah, Dhruvapadah, Shaktistah, Shaktirupah, Shaktacharpriyah, Shaktivigrahe. It is said that she had killed the elephant demon, Kurandrasura . Its mention

656-409: Is told. After the goddess Durga killed Mahishasura , the gods of Svarga forgot about her powers. So, in order to test them, Parvati appeared before the gods Agni , Vayu , Varuna , and Chandra , who considered themselves invincible and were engulfed by ahamkara (ego). She asked them to move a tiny blade of grass. Vayu failed to pluck it; Agni failed to burn it. Every god failed at the task. In

697-440: The puja is decided by the luni-solar Hindu calendar. In 2012, the sarbajanina Maa Jagadhatri puja has been started from 21 November. But the mela continued from 26 November to 7 December (for the first time it was for such a long period of 13 days). As the puja was celebrating its Diamond Jubilee for completing 60 years. In 2013, the sarbajanina Maa Jagadhatri puja has been started on 11 November. But to commemorate

738-583: The above-mentioned creatures places of residences to stay in, as to which they all called home. Maharaja Krishnachandra Raja Krishnachandra (born Krishnachandra Ray ; 1710–1783) was a raja and zamindar in Nadia from 1728 to 1782. He belonged to the Nadia Raj family and Shakta Brahmin tradition. He is credited not only with his resistance to the Mughal rule, but with his expansion and patronage of

779-489: The arts in his kingdom. According to Atul Chandra Roy, Krishnachandra was “the most important man of the period in the Hindu society of Bengal.” During his reign, Krishnachandra was highly influential for Hindu religious practices, for which reason Raja Rajballabh Sen of Bikrampur sought the assistance of Krishnachandra's pandits in supporting the overturning of the prohibition on Hindu widows' remarriage after his own daughter

820-419: The bank of an ocean and performed penances for many years. The pleased Goddess appeared before them in the form of Siddhidhatri. She bestowed upon them their wives, She created Lakshmi, Saraswati and Parvati gave them to Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva respectively. Siddhidhatri entrusted Brahma to take up the role as the creator of worlds, Vishnu with the role of preserving the creation and its creatures, and Shiva with

861-683: The celebration of Durga Puja . Durga appeared to him in the form of Jagaddhatri and ordered him to worship her in one month, which he did, commissioning a sculptor to create a statue of the goddess. Bharatchandra Ray is said to be the court poet of Krishnachandra. He was also the patron of Sadhak Ramprasad Sen . Krishna Chandra was part of the group, which included Jagat Seth , Mir Jafar , Omichund , Ray Durlabh and others, which conspired against Siraj ud-Daulah and colluded with Robert Clive , which lead to defeat of Siraj ud-Dullah in Battle of Plassey and eventual foundation of British rule in India . It

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902-407: The divine aspirations. It is believed that one side of Shiva’s body is that of Siddhidatri. Therefore, he is also known by the name of Ardhanarishwara. According to Vedic scriptures, Shiva attained all the siddhis by worshiping this goddess. The goddess is depicted with four hands holding a chakra (discus), shankh (conch shell), mace, and lotus. She is seated on either a fully bloomed lotus or

943-471: The end, they understood that the Goddess is the source of all power in the universe; even theirs. The goddess appeared before them as Uma, riding on a lion. The goddess is equated with Brahman in the narrative. The goddess gave the ego of the gods the form of an elephant. Jagaddhatri is depicted sitting on a lion with an elephant under them. The elephant, symbolizing ahamkara , lies under the paws of her vahana

984-566: The goddess at the behest of Raja Girishchandra. At the time only ghat puja was conducted at Krishnanagar, Nadia in Bengal. Idol worship of the goddess was initiated in the village of Bramhasason, which is located in Haripur in Santipur, Nadia. Furthermore, the Jaleshwara temple of Shantipur(1665) and Raghaveshwara temple(1669) have the idol of the goddess inside the sanctum sanctorum as well as carved on

1025-512: The goddess in their work. The time in which she is worshipped, Shukla Paksha of the pious month of Kartika , especially the Tithi of Navami , is very auspicious. In ancient times, it was known as Chandika Puja. According to Smritisagara and Mahamohopadhhaya Panchanan Tarkaratna, it is the day to worship Uma . The oldest temple of the goddess is in Somra (Hooghly), also known as Mahavidya temple. It

1066-532: The lion, who symbolises courage, valour and the strength to overcome any challenges, including one's internal struggles with the Shada Ripus ("the six enemies"). "You must believe in the Ishwara rupa. Do you know the meaning of Jagadhatri rupa? She is carrying the world. If she stops then the world will get destroyed" is said by Sri Ramakrishna . Her dhyana mantra describes her weapons, vahana and her Iconography. She

1107-501: The loss of Odisha, specifically Mayurbhanj district and Baripada due to Phailin and post Phailin flood, there will be no Cultural Program or Live telecast of this(2013) year's Jagadhatri Puja and Mela on Blue Sky (Local Cable Provider). But Mela will continue from 14 to 25 November 2013. Every year its main attraction is the Puja Torana ( Pendal ) and the Mela . The Pendal is decorated as

1148-446: The opposition of Krishnachandra, Rajballabh failed to achieve the change he sought. Another legend connected to Krishnachandra involved the conflict between his diwan , Raghunandan, and Manikchandra, then diwan of Burdwan but in future to become raja himself. After Raghunandan and Manikchandra quarreled, Manikchandra accused the other man of theft and had sufficient power to order and see to his execution. John McLane speculates that

1189-753: The puja got shifted again for the 2nd time in 200 years to Bangalore, marking a historic shift to South of India.The Puja is continued by Chatterjees with all grandeur and tradition dating back centuries. Researcher Mohit Roy has noted that Jagadhatri vigraha from Barisal(BD) is from the 8th Century. Currently, the vigraha is in the Ashutosh Museum(Kolkata). One must note that such Simha-Vahini vigrahas have been discovered plenty, particularly from western Bengal. The first textual mention of Jagadhatri puja comes from Kalviveka of Smarta Shulapani, dated approximately from 1375 to 1460.Later Smartas Brihaspati Raymukut and Srinatha Acharya Churamani have mentioned

1230-498: The role of destroying the worlds when it is time. She tells them that their powers are in the forms of their respective wives, who will help them perform their tasks. The Goddess assured them that she will also provide to them, divine miraculous powers, which will also help them carry out their duties. Saying this, she bestowed to them eight supernatural powers, in which they were named Anima, Mahima, Garima, Laghima, Prapti, Prakambya, Ishitva and Vashitva. Anima means reducing one's body to

1271-514: The root of the disagreement may have been Manikchandra's well-known resentment of Krishnachandra's patronage of the poet Bharatchandra , who had insulted the Burdwan raj family in a poem in retaliation for their depriving him of his own family estate. Krishnachandra is also legendarily associated with the popularization of the worship of the goddess Jagaddhatri . According to the story, Krishnachandra had been imprisoned by Muslims, causing him to miss

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1312-426: The size of a crumb, Mahima means expanding one's body to an infinitely large size, Garima means becoming infinitely heavy, Laghima means becoming weightless, Prapti means having omnipresence, Prakambya means achieving whatever one desires, Ishitva means possessing absolute lordship, and Vashitva means having the power to subjugate all. Apart from the eight supreme siddhis that goddess Siddhidatri had granted Trimurti, she

1353-499: The story. Siddhidhatri सेव्यमाना सदा भूयात् सिद्धिदा सिद्धिदायिनी॥ Siddhidhatri or Siddhidatri is the ninth and final among the Navadurga (nine forms) aspects of the Hindu mother goddess Mahadevi . The meaning of her name is as follows: Siddhi means supernatural power or meditative ability, and Dhatri means giver or bestower. She is worshipped on the ninth day of Navaratri (nine nights of Navadurga); she fulfills all

1394-528: The temple walls. So, her worship may have been known in Nadia long before Krishna Chandra. At Krishnanagar, Raj Rajeshwary Jagatdhatri Puja is one of the oldest in Bengal. As per local history, Maharaja Krishnachandra was arrested by Nawab Siraj-ud-Dullah once for not paying taxes on time. He was released from prison during the day of Vijaya Dashami . Having missed the entire festivity of Durga Puja in his kingdom, Maharaja became extremely sad. Seeing her devotee sad,

1435-431: The title maharaja , and governance as zamindar of the area of Krishnanagar . Raja Krishnachandra features in all stories depicting the wit of the famous court jester Gopal Bhar . While it is debated whether Gopal Bhar was real or fictitious, the corpus of stories paint a vigorous portrait of Krishnachandra, as a ruler who was whimsical but humble, sometimes eager to display his punitive power and at other times accepting

1476-561: The ultimate mother, Goddess Jagaddhatri gave Maharaja a vision and the king commenced the ritual of Jagatdhatri Puja in his native place.The puja was performed by Raj Rajeshwary (Raj Mata in Bengali language) and before the start, a Jagatdhatri Puja was donated by Maharaja Krishna Chandra named Maa Jaleshwary at Malopara Barowary. The worship of the goddess was later resumed by Sarada Devi , wife of Ramakrishna. The Jagatdhatri puja of Bose family and Chatterjee family, Palpara and Bhavanipur, deserves

1517-481: The void. This sea of light was formless. Suddenly, it started taking a definite size, and finally looked like a Divine Lady, who was none other than Mahashakti herself. The Supreme Goddess came forth and gave birth to the Trinity of Gods, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. She advised the three Lords to contemplate to understand their roles of performing their duties for the world. Acting on the words of Mahashakti, The Trimurti sat by

1558-667: Was established in 1621 CE. The worship of the goddess takes place in the Dekhuria village as well in Birbhum . Still older is the Jagadhatri puja of Baligram village(Jiaganj, Murshidabad ), dated back to five hundred years ago. Bandyopadhyay family of Mirhat of Kalna are observing Jagadhatri puja for more than four hundred years. Jagadhatri puja is the main Puja of Dhatrigram, Baidyapur & Mirhat of Kalna . The 350-year-old Chandrapati family's kuladevi

1599-405: Was now fully complete, full of innumerable stars, galaxies as well as constellations. The solar system was complete with the nine planets. On Earth, firm landmass was created, surrounded by such vast oceans, lakes, streams, rivers and other bodies of water. All types of flora and fauna had originated and were given their proper habitations. The 14 worlds were created and constructed altogether, giving

1640-438: Was shifted to Chatterjee's official ancestral home in 1936 by Hari Mohan Chatterjee. For over 40 years it remained the centre of attraction during the festivities.After the demise of Hari Mohan Chatterjee the puja was continued by 3 generations by Shashanka Chatterjee, Nilanka Chatterjee (Son of Late Shashanka Chatterjee) and at present by Tirthanka Chatterjee and Ankita Chatterjee (children of Nilanka and Jayeeta Chatterjee).In 2023

1681-562: Was widowed young. However, Krishnachandra strongly opposed the measure. To illustrate his feelings, legend relates, he had the visitors served the meat of a buffalo calf. Offended, they rejected the food on their honor as orthodox Hindus, and when challenged indicated that though it was not explicitly prohibited it was not practice nor custom. Krishnachandra's courtiers pointed out that they had taken umbrage at being presented something not forbidden but against custom, but that they expected Krishnachandra to accept their own unorthodox proposal. With

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