Wiki Explores Purba Bardhaman - Phase I

Purba Bardhaman district

Wiki Explores Purba Bardhaman - Phase I is an one day event to document some areas of district of Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. The objective of this event is to photo-document the various heritage structures in the said area most of which have less or no presence in Wikimedia commons.

Goal

1. Photograph heritage sites at Mankar, Amrargarh, Moukhira, Banakati and Bhalki of Purba Bardhaman subdivision Done
2. Upload media for the heritage structures of Purba Bardhaman in Commons Done
3. Create / Update articles about the heritage structures in Bengali and English Wikipedia Doing...
4. Create / Update items in Wikidata Doing...

Date

Date: 23rd February 2019

Participant

• Amitabha Gupta (talk) 06:17, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
• arijul83

Itinerary

• 23.02.2019(Sunday) - Depart from Kolkata by a rented car. Visit Mankar, Amrargarh, Bhalki, Moukhira and Banakti. Return to Kolkata on the same day by a rented car. Y

Places to be covered

[Note: Some places outside the sub-division will also be covered]

• Mankar

1. Anandamoyee Temple Complex Y (previously taken)
2. Domed Octagonal Radhaballava Temple (with Verandah) Y
3. Two octagonal unfinished temple of Biswas familyY
4. Two Octagonal Chala Temples Y
5. Pancha Ratna straight corniced Lakshmi Janardan of Kar family Y
6. Pancha Ratna with triple entrance Siva temple of Dutta family Y
7. Deulesvara Deul temple in Raypur ((Rich terracotta) Y
8. Deul Shiva temple in Bhattacharya Para (Rich terracotta)Y
9. Pancha Ratna Dolmancha Y
10. Zamindar House of Kaviraj familyY
11. Zamindar House of Biswas family Y

• Amrargarh

1. A cluster of 10 temples of Roy family which includes
   1. 6 Atchala temple, Y
   2. two Shikhar Deul, Y
   3. one Pancha Ratna and Y
   4. one Ekbangla temple Y

• Bhalki

1. Bhalki Machan Y
2. Flat roofed Temple Y
3. Durga Temple of Karmakar Family N
4. Atachala Temple of Bhat FamilyY

• Moukhira

1. Twin Deul temples Y
2. Cluster of Six temples - Five Rekh Deul and one AatchalaY
3. One PancharatnaY
4. NilKuthiY
5. Kalikapur DurgadalanY

• Banakati

1. Gopaleswar Shiv TempleY
2. Ratha besides Gopaleswar Shiv TempleY
3. Pancha Ratna Shiva Temple at Hat TalaY
4. Shikhar Deul at Hat Tala Y
5. Kali tala Ray family temple clusters consisting of Three Deul Temples and Two Aatchala Y
6. Kamarpara four Shiva Temples N

Financial Report

Purpose	Shop	Address	Date	Individual Items	Unit	Price (in INR) (Including Tax)	Receipt	Remarks
Breakfast	Adi Langcha Dham	Saktigarhm Burdwan	23.02.19			80	Yes
Lunch	Hotel Shantiniketan	11 Mile, Bonkati, Paschim Bardhaman		Mix Veg	2	80	Yes
				Rice	2	100
				Extra Rice	2	30
				Chicken	2	240
				Roti		30
				Cold Drinks		50
Car Requistition				442 km	INR 13/km	5746	Yes
Total						6356

Tour Comments

1. The most difficult to locate were the temples of Mankar. Google had no clue and in general people had no idea.
2. The villagers were friendly as because Shantiniketan is nearby and the villagers are used to see City people in those area.
3. Because of the immense distance we had to cover in one day, it was quite hectic. There are still many places to explore in the area. For any next exploration programme it would be better to stay at Bardhaman town and venture.

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