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Arjuna battles Tamradhvaja, Folio via Razmnama. ca. 1616-17 During the Mahabharata era, in the south-western region of Bengal there existed a wealthy powerful kingdom named Tamralipta , whose capital was Ratnanagar . The kingdom was ruled a great and pious Mahishya-Kshatriya king called Mayuradhwaja . The king was indeed a great warrior. He had a valiant son called prince Tamradhwaja . The king was also performing a horse sacrifice and Tamradhwaja was guarding the horse. Arjuna's horse happened to stray into the kingdom. Tamradhwaja saw the new horse and caught it. He asked his warriors to capture the horse and then he would face the son of Pandu. Arjuna hearing this got ready for a fight. Vrishaketu entered the battlefield. He said This horse belongs to Yudhistira and has the blessing of Krishna. Who dared to capture this? Tamradhwaja said Krishna blesses all who seek his protection. My father Maharaja Sri Mayurdhwaja is performing the horse sacrifice and I have come t...

Arjuna battles RajaTamradhvaja, Folio via Razmnama. ca. 1616-17 During the Mahabharata era, in the south-western region of Bengal there existed a wealthy powerful kingdom named Tamralipta, whose capital was Ratnanagar. The kingdom was ruled a great and pious Mahishya-Kshatriya king called Mayurdhwaja. The king was indeed a great warrior. He had a valiant son called prince Tamradhwaja. The king was also performing a horse sacrifice and Tamradhwaja was guarding the horse. Arjuna's horse happened to stray into the kingdom. Tamradhwaja saw the new horse and caught it. He asked his warriors to capture the horse and then he would face the son of Pandu. Arjuna hearing this got ready for a fight. Vrishaketu entered the battlefield. He said This horse belongs to Yudhistira and has the blessing of Krishna. Who dared to capture this? Tamradhwaja said Krishna blesses all who seek his protection. My father Maharaja Sri Mayurdhwaja is performing the horse sacrifice and I ...

History of Basonti Durga Puja - first ever Durga Puja of World by the king of Vanga, Maharaja Suratha Deva Baṅgādhipati Chaitravamśakulatilaka Mahārājādhirāja Suratha Dēva , famous as Raja Suratha was a Chaitravanshi Emperor of the ancient Vanga Kingdom, historical Bengal Region who first started the Bāsontī/ Vāsantī Durga Puja in Garh Janghal.  The Chaitra dynasty draws lineage from the eighth Manu, hence a section of Lunar Dynasty. So, they are a class of Gaudiya Kshatriya-Kāyasthas originating from Raja Suratha, who ruled over Swapur, Bengal. His capital was in Bolipura, now Bolpur city of West Bengal.  According to the Markandeya Purana he preached the Devi Mahatmya (Sri Sri Chandi) in Marthya (earth) among the dweller of Marthya and also he was the first organizer of Durga Puja in Ganga and later this Durga Puja festival became popular in other parts of India. The 12th and 15th lines of the Devi Mahatmya of the Markandeya Purana calls, "তত: স্বপুর...