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Guptipara ~ Chariots & Temple | Rangan Datta
In 2006 Pluto, the ninth planet of our solar system lost its status of a planet and was demoted to the status of a minor planet.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2011/07/06/guptipara-chariots-temple/
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Achipur ~ Birth Place of Calcutta Chinatown | Rangan Datta
Achipur ~ Birth Place of Calcutta Chinatown ~ In the late 18th century a Chinese tea trader by the name of Tong Achew landed on the banks of Hooghly, somewhere near present day Budge – Budge, never to return again.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/achipur-birth-place-of-calcutta-china-town/
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AATPUR ~ A Poem in Terracotta | Rangan Datta
On 24th December 1886 at Aatpur nine disciples, including Swami Vivkanada, of Shri Ramkrishna Paramhansa took the oath of leaving their families and dedicating their lives for the welfare of mankind.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/aatpur-a-poem-in-terracotta/
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JATAR DEUL AND THE ILLUSIVE HORSE RACE | Rangan Datta
My first encounter with Jatar Deula happened on an early December afternoon of 2004. The journey was no easy one and with almost no information on the web or on print it was almost a venture into unknown.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/jatar-deul-and-the-illusive-horse-race/
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Frazerganj, Bakkhali & Henry’s Island ~ Beach by the Mangrove | Rangan Datta
Exactly 100 years ago, Lt-Gov. of Bengal Andrew Frazer fell in love with a beach at one end of the Sunderbans.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/frazerganj-bakkhali-henrys-island-beach-by-the-mangrove/
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Dasghara ~ Terracotta & Clock Tower | Rangan Datta
Do you spent your next Sunday walking through a huge Victorian styled arched gateway and past towering clock tower to a landscaped garden complete with colonial styled marble statues.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/dasghara-terracotta-clock-tower/
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RAJBALHAT ~ TEMPLES & TEXTILES | Rangan Datta
“Char chak, chodda para, tin ghat; ei neye Rajbalhat” (four crossing, fourteen localities and three bathing areas; consists of Rajbalhat) goes an old saying.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/rajbalhat-temples-textiles/
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Bali Dewanganj ~ Terracotta at its best | Rangan Datta
The Bengal temple architecture is classified under two broad heads namely ~ Chala (sloped roof) and Ratna (Pinnacle) style.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/bali-dewanganj-terracotta-at-its-best/
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Ghutiari Sharif ~ Melting pot of all Faiths | Rangan Datta
During the medieval period Islam started spreading roots into South Bengal. During that time South Bengal was an extension of the Sundarban and was infested with tigers, crocodiles and snakes making it one of the most inhospitable regions of the world.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/ghutari-sharif-melting-pot-of-all-faiths/
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Bawali ~ Temples & Mansions | Rangan Datta
Bawali ~ Temples and Mansions ~ Bawali, a nondescript village just off the Diamond Harbour Road (DH rd) from Amtala, is home to towering temples and palatial mansions.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/bowali-temples-mansions/
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Sripur ~ Temples & Boats | Rangan Datta
Sripur Temples and Boats See also: My blog post Mitra Mustafi Trilogy Almost a hundred years after Vasco da Gama landed on the West Coast of India the Portuguese & other European powers started making inroads into Bengal.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/sripur-temples-boats/
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JOYPUR ~ Terracotta beyond Bishnupur | Rangan Datta
Stone has always been in short supply in the vast flood plains of Bengal. Hence the architects had to restore to other substitute.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2012/02/29/joypur-terracotta-beyond-bishnupur/
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Ballal Dhipi ~ Mound of Ballal Sen | Rangan Datta
For centuries, a 30-ft mound spread over 1,300 sq ft, has stood at Bamunpukur, a village near Mayapur.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/ballal-dhipi-mound-of-ballal-sen/
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Chandannagar ~ A slice of France | Rangan Datta
About 100 years after Vasco da Gama landed in the west cost of India the European traders started making inroads into Bengal.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/chandannagar-a-slice-of-france/
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KULPI ~ ABONDONED LIGHTHOUSES & MYSTERIOUS GRAVE | Rangan Datta
Recently the West Bengal Government is taken of the initiative of turning Kulpi into a port, but the history of Kulpi and the Hooghly River trade dates back several centuries.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/kulpi-abondoned-lighthouses-mysterious-grave/
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Mitra Mustafi Family Trilogy | Rangan Datta
Mita Mustafi Family Trilogy Ula Birnagar, Sukharia and Sripur In the early 18th century Rameshwar Mitra of Ula, worked as the Auditor General in the court of Murshid Kuli Khan in Murshidabad.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/mitra-mustafi-family-triology/
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Mahesh Rath Yatra | Rangan Datta
When it comes to Rathayartra the first name that comes to mind is Puri. But closer home Mahesh, near Srerampore in Hooghly district, hosts a magnificent Rathyayatra festival complete with a towering rath.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/mahesh-rath-yatra/
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West Bengal Rath Yatra (Chariot Festival) | Rangan Datta
When it comes to Rath (or Ratha) Yatra (Chariot Festival) the first thing that comes into mind is Puri, Orissa (Odissa).
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/west-bengal-rath-yatra-chariot-festival-2/
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Ambika Kalna ~ 108 Shiva Temples | Rangan Datta
Ambika Kalna ~ 108 Shiva Temples Space age view of century old temples It was a winter Sunday morning almost a decade ago, when I desperately panned my SLR film camera (Vivitar v3800s) to shoot a panorama of the 108 Shiva Temples of Ambika Kalna.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/ambika-kalna-108-shiva-temples/
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Palpara Brick Temple | Rangan Datta
The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) website describes it as the Palpara Brick Temple, while the locals call it the Moth Mandir, Kali Mandir or even Shiv Mandir.
https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/palpara-brick-temple/
