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Businessman started Durga Puja in Bardhaman after divine dream
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News18•13-10-2026, 13:14
Businessman started Durga Puja in Bardhaman after divine dream
- •The Durga Puja at the Pramanik family home in Khaja Anwar Berh, Bardhaman is nearly 270 years old.
- •Biharilal Pramanik moved from Kolkata to Bardhaman after receiving a divine dream from Goddess Durga.
- •He started the puja on land obtained from the Nawab of that time, maintaining strict traditions to this day.
- •Rituals include dawn Mangalarati from Shashthi to Navami and Kumari Puja performed on Navami.
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Biharilal Pramanik moved to Bardhaman after receiving a divine dream from Goddess Durga while he was running a thriving business in Kolkata, subsequently establishing the Durga Puja on land obtained from the Nawab of the time.
The traditional Durga Puja at the Pramanik family home in Khaja Anwar Berh, Bardhaman town, has been celebrated with devotion and customs for nearly 270 years.
Family customs include holding Mangalarati every morning from Shashthi to Navami, offering luchi, sweets, and fruits, preparing the Goddess's bed with atap rice, lighting 108 earthen lamps every evening, and organizing Kumari Puja on Navami.
