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Saint Poet Jagadram's Unique Durga Puja: Ashtashakti Worship, 300-Year Tradition Intact
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News18•27-09-2026, 17:34
Saint Poet Jagadram's Unique Durga Puja: Ashtashakti Worship, 300-Year Tradition Intact
- •In Bhului village, Bankura, descendants of saint poet Jagadram Roy uphold a nearly 300-year-old Durga Puja tradition.
- •This unique puja worships Durga along with her Ashtashakti (eight powerful forms) or Ashtanayika within a single idol.
- •The puja uses 'Durgapancharatri' mantras instead of conventional Chandi mantras and follows Vaishnava customs, prohibiting animal sacrifice.
- •Jagadram established his own temple and goddess after his brothers started the family puja without him one year.
- •This puja is a living history, embodying Jagadram Roy's spiritual practice, literature, and unique ideas, drawing devotees from afar.
Key Questions Answered
Alongside Durga, Ganesha, Kartikeya, Lakshmi, and Saraswati, the eight powerful forms worshipped are Chanda, Ugrachanda, Prachanda, Atichandika, Chandarupa, Chandogra, Chandavati, and Chandanayika.
Instead of Chandi mantras, the goddess is worshipped using the Durgapancharatri mantra, and other scriptural schedules or almanacs are not followed.
Because the Durga Puja established by saint poet Jagadram Roy is performed according to Vaishnava customs, animal sacrifice is completely absent.
