Chhatrabhog | |
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Village | |
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| Coordinates:22°07′20″N88°25′29″E / 22.1223°N 88.4247°E /22.1223; 88.4247 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD Block | Mathurapur I |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 684 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743354 |
| Telephone code | +91 3174 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mathurapur (SC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Raidighi |
| Website | www |
Chhatrabhog is a village within the jurisdiction of theMathurapur police station in theMathurapur ICD block in theDiamond Harbour subdivision of theSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Manyjanapadas grew up along the oldBhagirathi channel from the ancient times till around the 16th century:Kalighat, Boral,Rajpur,Harinavi, Mahinagar,Baruipur,Baharu,Jaynagar Majilpur, Chhatrabhog etc.Bipradas Pipilai'sManasavijaya, composed in 1495, mentions many places in this region. “Chand Sadagar, a merchant character of theManasavijaya, reached Baruipur, from Kalighat, through the old Bhagirathi channel. From there he proceeded towards Chhatrabhog, and then traveling through Hatiagarh pargana reached the open sea.”Chaitanyadeva (1486-1534) also went through this route. Travelling by boat toPuri he halted at the village of Atisara, near Baruipur. "His last stoppage in24 Parganas was at Chhatrabhog, now a village within the jurisdiction of theMathurapur police station. Chhatrabhog seems to have been an important river-port on the old Bhagirathi channel." Rama Chandra Khan, thezamindar of Chhatrabhog, helped Chaitanyadeva to continue with his journey.[3]
Chhatrabhog was a pilgrimage[4] site in honor of the goddessTripura Sundari[5] set up first by King 'Kalinda' with the help of grandfather 'Patadarn' who belongs to ancient Tripura King dynasty of old Tribeg Kingdom and Ambulinga[6] (Lord Shiva) from very earlier period. This place is regarded by local people as a Hindu Shakti 'Peeth Sthan'. Chakratirtha, an important part of greater Chatrabhog, is mentioned in a Sanskrit drama from the 11th century inProbodha Chandradoya, a commodeia of Krishna Misri. It is claimed that Chakratirtha is referred to as ajanapada (the location of a flourishing settlement).[7] According to local people and also authentic Book, Shri Chaitanyadev(1510 A. D.), Shri Shri Anukulchandra(1917 A.D.), Alibardi Khan (About 1744-1745 A.D.Grand father of Sirajuddaulla), Peer Gorachand(Near about 1350 A.D.) visited this place.
From the description ofChaitanya Bhagavata of Virndabon Das, hundred of mouths[8][6] of Ganga/ Jhanabi were present at the timeChaitanya Mahaprabhu visited in 1510 A.D., where he bathed with his companion inAmbulinga Ghat. This was attached to God Ambulinga (Shiv). From the mythological source of Chaitanya Bhagavata, it is known that Chhatrabhog is the union place of Lord Shiva and Goddess Ganga. A mythological story is depicted inAntya Leela of Chaitanya Bhagavata.[9]
Chhatrabhog is located at22°07′20″N88°25′29″E / 22.1223°N 88.4247°E /22.1223; 88.4247. It has an average elevation of 7 metres (23 ft).
Although several small villages are named Chhatrabhog, originally it was a rather large region. From Jalghata village to Kumarpara (near Raidighi B. Ed. College) a triangular island had the same name. The northern and western sides of the Chhutorbhog river used to flow and meet with the Moni River. TheAdi Ganga flows mainly into the Bhagirathi, in which the mythological King Bhagirath led to River Ganga to Sagar Confluence. Scholars suggest that five thousand years ago theBay of Bengal was close to Chhatrabhog like Tmralipta port situated in Midnapore. One ofDashanami Sampradaya Giri who came fromUttar Pradesh to preachSaivaism inBengal wroteTarakeswar Shiv Tatwa. This book was published in the 18th century, sometime after 1729 A.D. In this book,Barashi Math Ambulinga Shiv temple was shown inGangasagar.[10]
According to the2011 Census of India, Chhatrabhog had a total population of 684, of which 354 (52%) were males and 330 (48%) were females. There were 85 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Chhatrabhog was 437 (72.95% of the population over 6 years).[11]
Bishnupur-Raidighi Road links Chhatrabhog to theState Highway 1.[12]
Mathurapur Road railway station is located nearby.[12]
Mathurapur Rural Hospital atMathurapur, with 60 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Mathurapur I CD block.[13]
![Ambu-Linga[6] Shiva Temple (Barasi's Shiv). Shri Chaitanya Dev visited nearby Ghat at this place in 1510 A.D.The Nwabab of Bengal Alibardi Khan donated 550 Bigha Land for this Temple .](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fwikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aAMBULINGA_SHIV_TEMPLE_IN_CHHATRABHOG_IN_SOUTH_24_PGS_W.B._INDIA.jpg)
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