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Bengali Ceremonial in America - Charak Puja Festival in Mexico. ~ photo - National Museum  From remote antiquity the American continent and its inhabitants were known to the adventurous Bengali Hindu colonists, traders, gold and silversmiths, religious preachers and messengers of culture, who were responsible for the spread of similar forms of cult, civilisation and religious philosophies whose immortal imprints have been dis- covered all over the vast continent of America. Bengali Ceremony in America -Hewitt, referring to the practice of penance in India and America, writes: "It is still preserved in India, in the ceremony of swinging the young sun-god in August; also the Dakota (U.S.A.) swinging- penance is exactly like that annually performed in Bengal by the devotees, who swing themselves on hooks at the Charak-pooja, while the preparations for cutting down the mystery tree are very like those observed in Chota-Nagpore, in cutting down the K...

👑⚔️ Śrīpurēra Adhipati Kēdāra Rāẏa nāma  Mahārājā ati āḍhya yud'dhabr̥tti kāma 🚩 The ruler of Sripur who is famous on earth in the name of Kedar Ray, is very opulent who use to plunder the wealth of Moguls. His army and cannons are numerous, no Nawab can battle him. If the Nawab-Aswar attacks his kingdom, he kills & drives them away. He sacrifices many buffaloes to the Dēvī & was never afraid to sacrifice heads of Yavanas. ~ Sri-Bhaktamala Charita, Bharati, 1291 Chaitra 📜 ⚔️ 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 : ★ Man Singh was convinced of the necessity of extinguishing the independence of Maharaja Kedar Rayy & sent Manda Rai with 100 war-vessels for battle. In result, the combined Mughal fleet was defeated by Banghāli-Kōṣā attack & Manda Rai was killed.  ★ In 1604 AD, Man Singh to make a 2nd & stronger attempt thus sent Kilmaq Khan to subdue Kedar Ray. Maharaja Kedar Rayy, equipped with fully 500 men-of-war besieged the Mogul General Kilmaq Khan ...

The rise of Independent kingdom started with the calamity met by Mahasenagupta, of later Gupta dynasty at thee hands of Kalachuri king Sankaragana.  two invasions led by Tibetan King srong Tsan and Chalukya Kirtivarman dismemebered the later Guptas. Shashanka declared Independence and started his own conquests. He set up his capital at Karnasuvarna, and became the master of Entire Eastern India. his dominions included Magadh till Chilka lake and entire Bengal.  The tussle against Kamrupa that existed since Mahasenaguptas reign was also continued.  The arch rivalry that existed between Maukharis and Later Guptas was also continued by Shashanka, who vowed for revenge. With Pushyabhutis allying with Maukharis and Mahasenagupta, Shashanka, secured alliance with Devagupta and Pulakeshin II. Devagupta had Maukhari Grahavarman killed. and this brought Pushyabhuti Rajyavardhan to the scene.  Shashanka, brought his army till kannauj to help his ally, h...

● Rule and Contribution of the Deva Dynasty : An orderly system of governance was established in Bengal under the Deva dynasty. From the first half of the 14th century, the cultural, economic and political development of Bengal reached its peak under Deva rule. Deva rule was indeed a period of peace, prosperity and creative excellence, hence this period is called the 'Golden Age' of medieval Bengal. The terracotta art of Chandradwip and the sculptured plaques found on the basement walls of the Vishnu temple highlight the excellence of the divine majesty of the Deva age. represents It is universally accepted that these relics belong to a single cultural period, that of the Deva dynasty, and that they represent a type of Bengali art style deeply rooted in the folk art of Bengal. Apparently during this period it originated and flourished in this region and gradually spread to the rest of the country and neighboring regions. Described as 'crude, tender-hearted and unreflective...

-:|| Cultural Dances of West Bengal ||:- 1. Gaudiya nritya (Classical) 2. Gambhira (Maldah) 3. Raibenshe (Birbhum) 4. Chhau (Purulia) 5. Jhumur (Bankura) 6. Tusu (Jhargram) 7. Sharul (Medinipur) 8. Kathi (Medinipur) 9. Dhali (24 Parganas) 10. Rava (Jalpaiguri) 11. Kushan (Kochbihar) 12. Gajan (Hooghly, Bardhaman) 13. Kirtan (Nadia) 14. Dhunuchi (Kolkata) _________________________________________ 1) Gaudiya nrittya : Gaudiya Nritya is the Classical Bengali dance tradition that originates from Gauda the historical & empirical capital of Bengal. The age of this dance is more than four thousand years. Gaudiya nritya has been archaeologically known in Bengal from the 4th century BCE from the artefacts found from Chandraketugarh, a 2,300 years old archaeological site located near the Bidyadhari river, about 35 kilometres north-east of Kolkata. The 8th Century Pala period paintings, Charyapadas, Gitagovindas and Mangalkavyas also illustrates the images of classical Gaudiya nr...