Essays
Jagadhatri Puja: The Mighty Intangible Heritage Of Chandernagore
As per historical accounts, one of the trusted officials & supposed ‘friend’ of Krishnachandra was Dataram Sur, who, with the Raja’s financial backing, started the Jagadhatri Pujas in Chandernagore, at Gourhati, in his widowed daughters’ house – that puja now exists in the form of Bhadreswar Tentultala Barwari.
Purba Chatterjee
November 23, 2020