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Wiki Explores Paschim Medinipur - Phase II

Wiki Explores Paschim Medinipur - Phase II is a four day event to document some areas of district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India. The objective of this event is to photo-document the various heritage structures which consists of mostly terracotta and laterite built temples in the said area most of which have less or no presence in Wikimedia commons. This is the second phase of documenting heritage monuments at Paschim Medinipur.

Paschim Medinipur district
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Goal edit

  1. Photograph heritage sites near towns of 1. Egra 2. Dantan 3. Keshpur 4. Keshiari 5.Debra
  2. Upload media for the heritage structures of Paschim Medinipur in Commons
  3. Create / Update articles about the heritage structures in Bengali and English Wikipedia
  4. Create / Update items in Wikidata

Date edit

Date: 21st to 24th December, 2021

Participant edit

Amitabha Gupta (talk) 06:53, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Itinerary edit

  • 20.12.2021(Monday) - Depart from Howrah to Kharagpur by train in the evening. Overnight at hotel in Kharagpur.
  • 21.12.2021(Tuesday) - Full day photo documentation of areas between Belda and Egra. Overnight at hotel in Kharagpur.
  • 22.12.2021(Wednesday)- Full day photo documentation of areas around Kesiari and Dantan. Overnight at hotel in Kharagpur.
  • 23.12.2021(Thursday)- Full day photo documentation of areas around Debra. Overnight at hotel in Kharagpur.
  • 24.12.2021(Friday) - Full day photo documentation of areas around Keshpur. Leave for Kolkata in the afternoon by train.

Places to be covered edit

[Note: Some places outside the sub-division will also be covered]

  1. Charaigram
    1. Radha Gobinda Jiu Deul Y
  2. Brahmankhalisa
    1. Sidheshwar Shiva Deul Y
  3. Garh Haripur
    1. Siddheswar Shiva Ekratna Temple of Maity family Y
    2. Wooden decorated gate of Maity family (demolished) N
    3. Ramchandra Flat roofed temple Y
  4. Sauri
    1. Shitala Sikhar Deul with Jagamohan Y
  5. Damodarpur
    1. Brindaban Jiu Sikhar Deul with Charchala Jagamohan Y
  6. Kedar
    1. Kedar Pabkeswhar Shiva Temple Y
  7. Khandrui
    1. Radhaballabh Temple of Singha Gajendra Mahapatra family Y
  8. Panchetgarh
    1. Pancha Ratna Shitala Temple Y
    2. Pancheswar Shiva Temple Complex Y
    3. Panchetgarh Zamindar house (only external view, entry restricted) Y
    4. Sri Sri Kishorai Jieu Mandir (located inside zamindar house, entry restricted) N
  9. Dantan
    1. Shyamaleswar Shiva Temple Y
    2. Jaggannath Temple Y
  10. Manoharpur
    1. Pancharath Shikhar Deul of Birbar family N
    2. Ananta Purushottam temple Y
    3. Shitala temple with Jain Rishabnath statue (Temple renovated into new, statue still exist) Y
  11. Kakrajit Khetra
    1. First pile of artifacts Y
    2. Second pile of artifacts Y
  12. Keshiari
    1. Kashishwar Shiva Temple Y
    2. Sarbamangala temple Y
    3. Jaggannath temple at Tal Keshiary Y
    4. Jaggannath Deul temple at Kumarhati area Y
  13. Hashimpur
    1. Ram Sita temple of Pati family Y
    2. Radha Krishna Temple at Nurdipur area Y
  14. Amadpur
    1. Raghunath temple(dilapidated) Y
    2. Sitraram Jiu Temple Y
    3. Dharmaraj Temple(totally in tuins) Y
  15. Jamuna-Vaishnavchak
    1. Sridharjiu Pancharatna(similar temple found but identity could not be established) N
  16. Khana Mohan
    1. Nrishinga Pancha Ratna temple of Pandey family Y
  17. Dinapur
    1. Ragunatha Temple(dilapidated) Y
  18. Badar Gopinathpur
    1. Jaggannath Temple Y
  19. Baghrui
    1. Laxmi Janardan temple(dilapidated) Y
  20. Chandiburi
    1. Kumarinath Mahadev temple  Y
    2. Local Deity Chandiburi's place Y
  21. Dhamtor
    1. Billeshwar Shiv temple  Y
    2. Shridhar Jiu Temple Y
  22. Balarampur
    1. Sitaram Deul temple Y
    2. Shiva Deul temple of Seal family Y
  23. Gayespur
    1. Pancharatna styled Shyam Rai temple(dilapidated) Y
    2. Dalan temple of Goswami family  Y
  24. Kankra-Shibram
    1. Sridharjiu Nabaratna temple of Bhuiyan family(demolished N
  25. Punapat(Pujanpat)
    1. Pal Family Durga Temple N
    2. Lakshmi Janardan Temple N
  26. Golgram
    1. Sarbamangla temple N
    2. Lakshmi Narayan temple N
  27. Kanashol
    1. Jharaeshwar Nath Shiva temple with Bhog Mandap Y
  28. Talkuaii (Nera Deul)
    1. Kameshwar Shiva Temple Y
  29. Amanpur
    1. Jagadishwar Shiva Temple and its Rasmancha at Dakshinpara Y
    2. Flat roofed temple Y
    3. Buro Shiva temple of Basu family Y
    4. Ruined Rabhaballabh Temple of Basu family Y
    5. Rasmancha Of Rabhaballabh Temple of Basu family Y
    6. Twin Shiva temple of Basu family Y
  30. Kashtakhamar (Dhalhara)
    1. Bateshwar Shiva Temple N

Financial Report edit

Financial Report
Purpose Particulars Date Price (INR) Receipt Remarks
Train Cost (Going) HWH PRR SUF EXP 20-Dec-21 350.75 Yes
Train Cost (Returning) ISPAT EXPRESS 24-Dec-21 350.75 Yes
Uber cost Home to Howrah Station 20-Dec-21 163.88 Yes
Uber cost Howarh Station to Home 24-Dec-21 300.85 Yes
Accomodation Cost Suchana Guest House, Kharagpur 20-Dec 21 to 23-Dec-21 6496.00 Yes
Car Cost M/s Shubho Travels, Raiganj 21-Dec-21 to 24-Dec-21 12000.00 yes
Snacks and Dinner Dreamz Roof top Restaurant 20-Dec 21 to 23-Dec-21 790.00 yes
Lunch Aviruchi restaurant, Digha More 21-Dec-21 365.00 Yes
Lunch Flyover restaurant, Debra 22-Dec-21 410.00 Yes
Lunch P-99 Restaurant, Narayngarh 23-Dec-21 320.00 Yes
Lunch Hotel Rajdeep, Inda 24-Dec-21 430.00 yes
Toll Gopinathpur ferry ghat 22-Dec-21 50.00 Yes
TOTAL COST 22027.23
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