Wiki Explores Purba Bardhaman - Phase III

Purba Bardhaman district

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

Goal

1. Photograph heritage sites around Galsi, Ausgram, Katwa and Khandaghosh area of Purba Bardhaman district.
2. Upload media for the heritage structures of Purba Bardhaman in Commons.
3. Create / Update articles about the heritage structures in Bengali and English Wikipedia
4. Create / Update items in Wikidata

Date

Date: 27th December to 30th December 2021

Participant

Amitabha Gupta (talk) 10:52, 26th December 2021 (UTC)

Itinerary

• 26th January 2021 (Sunday) - Depart from Kolkata by HWH RPH SPL (03047) for Bardhaman town. Check into Hotel. Night stay at Bardhaman town.
• 27th January 2021 (Monday) Cover Galsi side places in a rented car. Night stay at Bardhaman town.
• 28th January 2021 (Tuesday) Cover Bhatar Side places in a rented car. Night stay at Bardhaman town.
• 29th January 2021 (Wednesday) Cover Katwa Side places in a rented car. Night stay at Bardhaman town.
• 30th January 2021 (Thursday) Cover Khandaghosh side places in a rented car. Leave in the afternoon from Bardhaman town by Hool Express.

Places to be covered

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

Ausgram Police Station

1. Sar
   1. Sareswar Mahadev Temple
   2. Octagonal TempleY
   3. Radhaballabh templeY
   4. Ruined Aatchala templeY
   5. Twin Aatchala temple of Roy familyY
2. Dignagar
   1. Roy family Deul temple with terracottaY
   2. Deul Temple at Keotala AshramY
   3. Old Shiva Temple with BishnumurtiN
   4. Chandni JaltungiY
3. Bahadurpur
   1. Abandoned Dalan Temple of Nayek FamilyY
   2. Ganguly family Jora Shiva TempleY
   3. Nayak Family Aatchala Jora Shiva temple with terracottaY
   4. A Small Deul TempleY
   5. Ganguly family Pancha Ratna TempleY
   6. Abandoned Twin Shiva TempleY
   7. Abandoned Aatchala templeY
4. Eral
   1. Temple complex of Ganguly familyY
   2. Sridhar Jiu TempleY
   3. Buddheswar Shiva templeY
5. Aduria
   1. Deul temple of Shiva with terracottaY
   2. Octagonal Shiva Temple of Ray familyY
   3. Deul temple of Shiva of Roy familyN
6. Takipur
   1. Octagonal Shiva Temple of Bhattacharya familyY
   2. Twin Shiva Temple of Bhattacharya familyY
   3. Aatchala Shiva Temple of Bhattacharya familyY
   4. Octagonal Kashinath and Biswanath temples of Sarkar familyY
   5. Gangadhar Shiva temple of Sarkar familyY
7. Billagram
   1. Billeswar Shiva Temple complexY
   2. Five pinnacled RasmanchaY
   3. Aatchala TempleY

Bhatar Police Station

1. Orgram
   1. Twin Terracotta decorated Shiva Deul Temple of Ray familyY
   2. Twin Aatchala Shiva temple of Ray familyY
2. Ambona
   1. Deul TempleN
3. Ramchandrapur
   1. Cluster of four templesY
   2. Octagonal temple inside Hemanta AshramY
   3. Flat roofed temple inside Hemanta AshramY
   4. Roofless NatmandirY
4. Kashipur
   1. Kashinath temple with cluster of two deul and an Aatchala templeY
5. Eruar
   1. Five Pinnacled temple of Pal familyY
   2. Deul styled temple of De familyY
6. Bara Belun
   1. Baneshwar Shiva TempleY
7. Bamunara
   1. De Family Pancharatna with terracottaN

Manteshwar Police Station

1. Kaigram
   1. Jor Bangla styled temple of Vishnu in Baraha AvatarY
   2. Aatchala Shiva temple of Basu familyY
   3. Dol Mandir of Basu family at KaigramY
   4. Radha Binod Temple of Basu family(premises closed)N
2. Putsuri
   1. Charchala templeY
   2. Twin Temple of Gon familyY
   3. Gon family residenceY

Katwa Police Station

1. Sribati
   1. Three Temples of Chandra FamilyY
2. Jagadanandapur
   1. Radhagobinda templeY
3. Dainhat
   1. Roy family Charchala Shiva temple with terracottaY
   2. Kishore Kishori templeY
   3. Place of Durga Puja by Bhaskar PanditY
   4. Samajbari or the Samadhi mandir of Maharaja Kirtichand of BarddhamanY
4. Baghtikra
   1. Aatchala temple of Chandra family at BagtikraY
5. Gangatikuri
   1. Residence of Zamindar Bandopadhay familyY
6. Sitahati
   1. Hexagonal Kalagni Rudradev TempleY
7. Uddharanpur
   1. Uddharana Datta Thakura's Samadhi Y
   2. Ratneswar Shiva TempleY

Galsi Police Station

1. Amarpur
   1. Amareswar Shiva temple of Mukhopadhyay familyY
2. Shilla
   1. Raghunath Temple of Mandal family Y
3. Lowa
   1. Aatchala Shiva Temple and RasmanchaY

Khandaghosh Police Station

1. Khandaghosh
   1. Radhaballabh temple of Ghosh familyY
   2. Aatchala temple of Das familyY
   3. Deul Temple of Das familyY
   4. Pancharatna Shiva Temple of Sarkar familyY
   5. Flat roofed temple of Adhya familyY
   6. Aatchala temple of Adhya familyY

1. Onari
   1. Rameshwar Shiva TempleY
   2. Deul Temple of Sen FamilyY
   3. Aatchala Mahadev Temple of Ghosh familyY
   4. House of Batukeswar DattaY

Financial Report

Financial Report
Purpose	Particulars	Date	Price (INR)	Receipt	Remarks
Train Cost (Going)	HWH RPH SPL	26-Dec-21	300.75	Yes
Train Cost (Returning)	HOOL EXPRESS	30-Dec-21	350.75	Yes
Uber cost	Home to Howrah Station	26-Dec-21	140.55	Yes
Taxi cost	Howarh Station to Home	30-Dec-21	150.00	No
Accomodation Cost	The Bless Inn, Bardhaman Town	26-Dec 21 to 30-Dec-21	10519.04	Yes
Car Cost	New SiddiVinyak Travels	27-Dec 21 to 30-Dec-21	14000.00	Yes
Snacks and Dinner	The Second Wife, Bardhaman Town	26-Dec 21 to 30-Dec-21	1951.00	yes
Lunch	Joy Maa Kali Hindu Hotel, Orgram	27-Dec-21	460.00	Yes
Breakfast and Lunch	Santiniketon Lodge, Singhi	28-Dec-21	700.00	Yes
Lunch	Rik Restaurant	29-Dec-21	507.00	Yes
Lunch	Nakshatra Restaurant	30-Dec-21	796.00	yes
TOTAL COST			29875.09

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