Fullara Temple, Birbhum- West Bengal
Fullara Maata
has no murti
Except for a
stone of 15 feet
To symbolize the
lower lip of Devi Sati
That is said to have fallen at Labhpur
Source: Trip Advisor
A small town in Birbhum district of West Bengal
The land is sacred, one of the 51 pithas
Where Maa Sati’s dead body fell to the earth;
A century-old,
the mondir sees countless bhakts
Visiting the
site during the Magh Purnima yearly fest
Source: Temple Puhorit
The natural pond
beside the murti is no more
A water body
that once held blue lotuses;
The same blooms
which Prabhu Hanuman collected
For Ram Ji's pooja to
worship Maa Durga
Now Maa Fullara resides,
Alongside her consort Prabhu Vishwesh
Prabhu Bhairav shares space with them
As a murti of the Mahadev sits on a lotus
Let your bhakti bloom
As you bow down in reverence
To Maa Fullara, whose name means to bloom
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Firinghi Kalibari, Kolkata- West Bengal
Located in the
busy streets of Kolkata
Is a mondir more
than 500 years old
Maa Kali in her
magnificent avatar
Resides in this
tiny mondir
Giving her
blessings to the bhakts
Who trust her
with their lives
Why the name
Firinghi you wonder, don’t you?
It comes from
Hensman Anthony, a Portuguese
Who was fondly
called Anthony Firingee,
By the locals
for his bhakti and belief in Maa Kali
The man married
a widow, Soudamini
Converted to
Hinduism, embracing Santan Dharma
And composed verses dedicated to Maa Siddeswari Kali
Written for the
future generations to see
On a plague at
the temple
That belongs to
1498 AD (905 Bengali Year)
A man from the lowly class with high values
Being the poojari and the bhakt
He treated people with smallpox
Requesting Devi Sitala to spare their lives.
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Sources:
https://rgyan.com/en/temples/firinghi-kalibari
https://www.tourmyindia.com/states/west-bengal/firinghi-kalibari-temple-kolkata.html
https://mondir.wordpress.com/asia/india/west-bengal/kolkata/firinghi-kalibari/
http://birbhum.nic.in/tourism/BirbhumTourism.pdf
https://www.pilgrimaide.com/temples/attahas-fullara-devi-temple
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