Offering puja to the local deity

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:48 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya

Boatbuilder Amol Mondal offers vermillion on a sacred stone placed under a sacred tree in the courtyard of the Bargabhima Temple Tamluk, West Medinipur district, West Bengal, during a visit to the temple following completion of construction of the chhot boat.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Swarup Bhattacharyya

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-11-06

Unique ID

2022SG04-R01-1260

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chhot ritual boatbuilding completion

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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