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Wiki Explores Purba Bardhaman - Phase I

Wiki Explores Purba Bardhaman - Phase I is an one day event to document some areas of district of Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. The objective of this event is to photo-document the various heritage structures in the said area most of which have less or no presence in Wikimedia commons.

Purba Bardhaman district
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Goal edit

  1. Photograph heritage sites at Mankar, Amrargarh, Moukhira, Banakati and Bhalki of Purba Bardhaman subdivision   Done
  2. Upload media for the heritage structures of Purba Bardhaman in Commons   Done
  3. Create / Update articles about the heritage structures in Bengali and English Wikipedia   Doing...
  4. Create / Update items in Wikidata   Doing...

Date edit

Date: 23rd February 2019

Participant edit

Itinerary edit

  • 23.02.2019(Sunday) - Depart from Kolkata by a rented car. Visit Mankar, Amrargarh, Bhalki, Moukhira and Banakti. Return to Kolkata on the same day by a rented car.  Y

Places to be covered edit

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

  • Mankar
  1. Anandamoyee Temple Complex  Y (previously taken)
  2. Domed Octagonal Radhaballava Temple (with Verandah)  Y
  3. Two octagonal unfinished temple of Biswas family Y
  4. Two Octagonal Chala Temples  Y
  5. Pancha Ratna straight corniced Lakshmi Janardan of Kar family  Y
  6. Pancha Ratna with triple entrance Siva temple of Dutta family  Y
  7. Deulesvara Deul temple in Raypur ((Rich terracotta)  Y
  8. Deul Shiva temple in Bhattacharya Para (Rich terracotta) Y
  9. Pancha Ratna Dolmancha  Y
  10. Zamindar House of Kaviraj family Y
  11. Zamindar House of Biswas family  Y
  • Amrargarh
  1. A cluster of 10 temples of Roy family which includes
    1. 6 Atchala temple,  Y
    2. two Shikhar Deul,  Y
    3. one Pancha Ratna and  Y
    4. one Ekbangla temple  Y
  • Bhalki
  1. Bhalki Machan  Y
  2. Flat roofed Temple  Y
  3. Durga Temple of Karmakar Family  N
  4. Atachala Temple of Bhat Family Y
  • Moukhira
  1. Twin Deul temples  Y
  2. Cluster of Six temples - Five Rekh Deul and one Aatchala Y
  3. One Pancharatna Y
  4. NilKuthi Y
  5. Kalikapur Durgadalan Y
  • Banakati
  1. Gopaleswar Shiv Temple Y
  2. Ratha besides Gopaleswar Shiv Temple Y
  3. Pancha Ratna Shiva Temple at Hat Tala Y
  4. Shikhar Deul at Hat Tala  Y
  5. Kali tala Ray family temple clusters consisting of Three Deul Temples and Two Aatchala  Y
  6. Kamarpara four Shiva Temples  N

Financial Report edit

Purpose Shop Address Date Individual Items Unit Price (in INR) (Including Tax) Receipt Remarks
Breakfast Adi Langcha Dham Saktigarhm Burdwan 23.02.19 80 Yes
Lunch Hotel Shantiniketan 11 Mile, Bonkati, Paschim Bardhaman Mix Veg 2 80 Yes
Rice 2 100
Extra Rice 2 30
Chicken 2 240
Roti 30
Cold Drinks 50
Car Requistition 442 km INR 13/km 5746 Yes
Total 6356


Tour Comments edit

  1. The most difficult to locate were the temples of Mankar. Google had no clue and in general people had no idea.
  2. The villagers were friendly as because Shantiniketan is nearby and the villagers are used to see City people in those area.
  3. Because of the immense distance we had to cover in one day, it was quite hectic. There are still many places to explore in the area. For any next exploration programme it would be better to stay at Bardhaman town and venture.
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