Gaudapedia

🔴 From Ramayana and Raghuvamsam it is known that Maharaja Raghu fought against the Kaivartas of Bengal and he incorporated Vanga into his empire. Also during the reign of King Dasharatha, Bengal is mentioned as a rich land.  🔴 The three main versions of Ramayana in India are:- Udichya Ramayana, Dakshini Ramayana and Gaudiya Ramayana. The earliest extant commentary on the Gaudiya Ramayana dates back to the Gupta Empire 🔴 In India, most versions Ramayana is written in Bengali language:- 25 types 🔴 A vernacular version of the Ramayana written in Bengal in the sixth century is found 🔴 "Ramcharit" Ramayana was composed by Gaud Avinanda in the court of Gaudeshvara Devpala in the 9th century AD 🔴 During the 10th century in Pala rule, Murari Misra composed the poetic play "Anargha Raghava" which was staged in the Jagannath temple at Puri. 🔴 Sandhyakar Nandi composed his famous "Ramcharita" in the 11th century in the court of Gaudeshwar Rampal. ...

☀️🔱 Śubha Narabarṣa 1430. Today is the 1430th coronation ceremony of our Emperor Gaudeshwar Maharajadhiraja Sri Shashanka Deva.  Following the postulates of Suryasiddhanta, ParamShaiva Samrat Shashanka Deva introduced the national calendar system of the Gaudiya Bengali nation - "Bangabda" or Shashanka Samvat. Later, following the path of Emperor Shashanka, Bangabda was used in various temple inscriptions by several Bengali Royals. 1) ParamaShaiva Sri Harapadarat Latangdev Bhatta, a general descendant of Emperor Shashanka, is mentioned in the Champahati soil inscription in Bangabda San 79 Ashwin (672 AD). This is the oldest archaeological evidence of Bangabda. 2) Shaivite Sena dynasty emperors were the pioneers of Bangabda. In the 11th century AD, references to Bangabda have been found from two Shiva temples of Dehargram and Sontapal villages of Bankura in the Gauda Empire during the Sena era. 3) Narasimh...

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...

● 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...