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Divine Dream Changes Ritual: Haragouri Worshipped in Bardhaman Das Family for 150 Years
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News18•06-10-2026, 20:33
Divine Dream Changes Ritual: Haragouri Worshipped in Bardhaman Das Family for 150 Years
- •The Durga Puja of the Das family in Khaja Anwar Ber, Bardhaman, is 150 years old and was originally started by zamindar Makhanlal Das with sacred pitcher worship.
- •Later, Makhanlal's son Brojendralal Das received a divine dream instructing him to establish an idol, transforming the ritual into idol worship.
- •Unlike traditional portrayals, the family worships Haragouri on a single-frame structure where Mahadev sits to the right of the Goddess.
- •Following the divine dream and grand worship of the Haragouri idol, Brojendralal Das was blessed with a son whom he named Durgacharan Das.
- •The puja begins on Panchami with Bodhon, featuring daily offerings of Kanthali bananas, coconut sweets, and pure ghee-fried luchi to the deity.
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The transition occurred when Makhanlal Das's son, Brojendralal Das, received a divine dream instructing him to establish and worship an idol of the Goddess.
The Das family worships Haragouri instead of Mahishasuramardini. The single-chala structure features Mahadev seated to the right of the Goddess, with Lakshmi and Saraswati on either side of Shiva-Parvati, and Kartik and Ganesh below them.
Brojendralal Das named his only son Durgacharan Das because he believed the child was bestowed upon him by the Goddess after he performed the grand Haragouri puja following his divine dream.
