Wiki Explores Paschim Medinipur - Phase II

Paschim Medinipur district

Wiki Explores Paschim Medinipur - Phase II is a four day event to document some areas of district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India. The objective of this event is to photo-document the various heritage structures which consists of mostly terracotta and laterite built temples in the said area most of which have less or no presence in Wikimedia commons. This is the second phase of documenting heritage monuments at Paschim Medinipur.

Goal

1. Photograph heritage sites near towns of 1. Egra 2. Dantan 3. Keshpur 4. Keshiari 5.Debra
2. Upload media for the heritage structures of Paschim Medinipur in Commons
3. Create / Update articles about the heritage structures in Bengali and English Wikipedia
4. Create / Update items in Wikidata

Date

Date: 21st to 24th December, 2021

Participant

Amitabha Gupta (talk) 06:53, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Itinerary

• 20.12.2021(Monday) - Depart from Howrah to Kharagpur by train in the evening. Overnight at hotel in Kharagpur.
• 21.12.2021(Tuesday) - Full day photo documentation of areas between Belda and Egra. Overnight at hotel in Kharagpur.
• 22.12.2021(Wednesday)- Full day photo documentation of areas around Kesiari and Dantan. Overnight at hotel in Kharagpur.
• 23.12.2021(Thursday)- Full day photo documentation of areas around Debra. Overnight at hotel in Kharagpur.
• 24.12.2021(Friday) - Full day photo documentation of areas around Keshpur. Leave for Kolkata in the afternoon by train.

Places to be covered

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

1. Charaigram
   1. Radha Gobinda Jiu DeulY
2. Brahmankhalisa
   1. Sidheshwar Shiva DeulY
3. Garh Haripur
   1. Siddheswar Shiva Ekratna Temple of Maity familyY
   2. Wooden decorated gate of Maity family (demolished)N
   3. Ramchandra Flat roofed templeY
4. Sauri
   1. Shitala Sikhar Deul with JagamohanY
5. Damodarpur
   1. Brindaban Jiu Sikhar Deul with Charchala JagamohanY
6. Kedar
   1. Kedar Pabkeswhar Shiva TempleY
7. Khandrui
   1. Radhaballabh Temple of Singha Gajendra Mahapatra familyY
8. Panchetgarh
   1. Pancha Ratna Shitala TempleY
   2. Pancheswar Shiva Temple ComplexY
   3. Panchetgarh Zamindar house (only external view, entry restricted)Y
   4. Sri Sri Kishorai Jieu Mandir (located inside zamindar house, entry restricted)N
9. Dantan
   1. Shyamaleswar Shiva TempleY
   2. Jaggannath TempleY
10. Manoharpur
    1. Pancharath Shikhar Deul of Birbar familyN
    2. Ananta Purushottam templeY
    3. Shitala temple with Jain Rishabnath statue (Temple renovated into new, statue still exist)Y
11. Kakrajit Khetra
    1. First pile of artifactsY
    2. Second pile of artifactsY
12. Keshiari
    1. Kashishwar Shiva TempleY
    2. Sarbamangala templeY
    3. Jaggannath temple at Tal KeshiaryY
    4. Jaggannath Deul temple at Kumarhati areaY
13. Hashimpur
    1. Ram Sita temple of Pati familyY
    2. Radha Krishna Temple at Nurdipur areaY
14. Amadpur
    1. Raghunath temple(dilapidated)Y
    2. Sitraram Jiu TempleY
    3. Dharmaraj Temple(totally in tuins)Y
15. Jamuna-Vaishnavchak
    1. Sridharjiu Pancharatna(similar temple found but identity could not be established)N
16. Khana Mohan
    1. Nrishinga Pancha Ratna temple of Pandey familyY
17. Dinapur
    1. Ragunatha Temple(dilapidated)Y
18. Badar Gopinathpur
    1. Jaggannath TempleY
19. Baghrui
    1. Laxmi Janardan temple(dilapidated)Y
20. Chandiburi
    1. Kumarinath Mahadev temple Y
    2. Local Deity Chandiburi's placeY
21. Dhamtor
    1. Billeshwar Shiv temple Y
    2. Shridhar Jiu TempleY
22. Balarampur
    1. Sitaram Deul templeY
    2. Shiva Deul temple of Seal familyY
23. Gayespur
    1. Pancharatna styled Shyam Rai temple(dilapidated)Y
    2. Dalan temple of Goswami family Y
24. Kankra-Shibram
    1. Sridharjiu Nabaratna temple of Bhuiyan family(demolishedN
25. Punapat(Pujanpat)
    1. Pal Family Durga TempleN
    2. Lakshmi Janardan TempleN
26. Golgram
    1. Sarbamangla templeN
    2. Lakshmi Narayan templeN
27. Kanashol
    1. Jharaeshwar Nath Shiva temple with Bhog MandapY
28. Talkuaii (Nera Deul)
    1. Kameshwar Shiva TempleY
29. Amanpur
    1. Jagadishwar Shiva Temple and its Rasmancha at DakshinparaY
    2. Flat roofed templeY
    3. Buro Shiva temple of Basu familyY
    4. Ruined Rabhaballabh Temple of Basu familyY
    5. Rasmancha Of Rabhaballabh Temple of Basu familyY
    6. Twin Shiva temple of Basu familyY
30. Kashtakhamar (Dhalhara)
    1. Bateshwar Shiva TempleN

Financial Report

Financial Report
Purpose	Particulars	Date	Price (INR)	Receipt	Remarks
Train Cost (Going)	HWH PRR SUF EXP	20-Dec-21	350.75	Yes
Train Cost (Returning)	ISPAT EXPRESS	24-Dec-21	350.75	Yes
Uber cost	Home to Howrah Station	20-Dec-21	163.88	Yes
Uber cost	Howarh Station to Home	24-Dec-21	300.85	Yes
Accomodation Cost	Suchana Guest House, Kharagpur	20-Dec 21 to 23-Dec-21	6496.00	Yes
Car Cost	M/s Shubho Travels, Raiganj	21-Dec-21 to 24-Dec-21	12000.00	yes
Snacks and Dinner	Dreamz Roof top Restaurant	20-Dec 21 to 23-Dec-21	790.00	yes
Lunch	Aviruchi restaurant, Digha More	21-Dec-21	365.00	Yes
Lunch	Flyover restaurant, Debra	22-Dec-21	410.00	Yes
Lunch	P-99 Restaurant, Narayngarh	23-Dec-21	320.00	Yes
Lunch	Hotel Rajdeep, Inda	24-Dec-21	430.00	yes
Toll	Gopinathpur ferry ghat	22-Dec-21	50.00	Yes
TOTAL COST			22027.23

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