Dwarbasini

Hindu Goddess

Dwarbasini ("দ্বারবাসিনী") is a Shakti goddess. She is the form of goddess Durga. Dwarbasini is a sini goddess along with Palashbasini and Duarsini. She was worshiped by Santhals, and pahria Mals.[1]

History

From a folk story we get the name of 'Raja Umacharan Roy' (Umeshcharan Sharma), grandson of first priest Triloke Sharma. He was a devotee of the Dwarbasini and died by Santhals at Santhal rebellion.[2] He donated lands to allocate flowers, woods, rices, sweets, milk etc. at the village chondrapur (চন্দ্রপুর).[3]

  • Stone idol
    Stone idol
  • Vairob of dwarbasini
    Vairob of dwarbasini

Origins

Goddess Dwarbasini is a stone idol with no image. She is a form of Durga with Laxmi, Saraswati, Kartik, and Ganesha. A Dwarbasini temple is situated on the bank of Dwarka River.[4] This temple was built during the 1990s. Before this temple was made, Dwarbasini was covered with a bamboo umbrella, made by Santhals.[5]

References

  1. ^ birbhumer katha
  2. ^ Dwarbasini by Purnachandra Banerjee, ISBN 978-61-923521-9-0 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum
  3. ^ folk story
  4. ^ "DWARBASINI TEMPLE". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  5. ^ Subrata Majumdar, maternal relation with Dwarbasini priest family
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