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The
Sarbamangala
Temple
with
Tarakeswar,
Rameswar,
Kamaleswar,
Chandreswar
and
Mitraswar
Shib
Temples
situated
at
D.N.
Sarkar
Road,
Burdwan
is
an
old
religious
institution
which
has
been
built
by
Maharaja
Kirtichand
in
the
year
1702
A.D.
and
since
then
the
temple
has
become
a
holy
place
to
the
people
of
Burdwan
as
well
as
nearby
Districts
and
States.
Be
it
mentioned
that
the
celebrated
temple
and
the
deity
has
the
same
importance
and
popularity
as
like
as
Kalighat,
Dakshineswar,
Tarakeswar
and
Tarapith.
Hundreds
of
devotees
feel
pride
in
taking
the
blessing
of
Mata
Sarbamangala
every
day.
The
idol
of
Mata
Sarbamangala
is
very
very
old
(approx.
1000
years
old)
from
time
immemorial,
people
felt
the
existence
of
it
in
old
literatures
and
holy
books.
This
is
an
idol
of
Mata
Durga
with
eighteen
hands
and
bestowed
on
Lion
MAHISHA
MARDINI
and
is
the
first
NABARATNA
temple
in
the
undivided
Bengal.
The
structure
of
the
temple
manifests
the
unique
blending
of
art
and
architecture
of
Terra-cotta
style
and
popular
architecture
of
the
then
Bengal.
The
historians
have
graciously
depicted
the
historical
importance
and
the
archaic
value
of
the
temple.
The
Sarbamangala
Temple
is
main
historically
importance
tourist
place
in
Burdwan
District.
After
abolition
of
the
Zamindari,
the
then
Maharaja
of
Burdwan
Sir
Uday
Chand
Mahatab
formed
and
constituted
a
trust
in
the
year
1959
and
thereby
handed
over
the
deity
in
favour
of
the
Trust
Board
and
since
then
the
Trust
Board
is
managing
and
performing
the
seba
puja
and
maintaining
the
properties
of
the
deity.
Sarbamangala
Mata
Thakurani
has
an
old
heritage
in
the
mind
of
all
religious
minded
people.
From
very
far
off
place
of
Burdwan
District
people
assemble
here
and
offer
seba
puja
and
even
from
remote
corners
of
West
Bengal
people
come
here
to
offer
their
pujas
and
obtain
blessingof
the
Mata
Sarbamangala
.
It
has
become
a
holy
place
as
well
as
a
tourist
spot
in
this
State.
In
the
festival
days
the
number
of
devotees
run
into
lakhs.
They
all
come
from
different
walks
of
life.
The
Government
of
India
has
notified
this
temple
as
the
place
of
public
worship
considering
its
historical
and
archaeological
importance
vide
Notification
No.
11478
dated
New
Delhi
the
7th
day
of
September,
2000.
Main
occasion
of
the
temple
Bengali
New
Years
day
i.e.
1st
Baisakh,
Bipadtarini
Brata,
Saradiya
Durgotsov,
Kali
Puja,
Nabanna
and
Shib
Ratri
Brata
etc.
Out
of
the
meager
income
of
Mata
Thakurani
and
with
the
help
of
devotees
and
reputed
business
houses
since
1994
the
Trust
Board
have
been
trying
to
renovate
the
main
temple
and
give
it
a
new
look
and
maintain
it
to
proper
form.
Creation
New
Bhogghar
(measuring
approximate
4000
sft.)
arrangement
of
Daily
Bhog
to
the
devotees,
renovation
of
all
Shiba
temples,
and
creation
of
a
beautiful
garden
with
one
big
fountain
within
the
temple
campus
and
a
Nat
Mandir
(measuring
approx.
5000
sft.)
electrification
/
lighting,
Yatri
Nivas
for
outside
devotees
of
the
tourists
for
about
40
heads,
drinking
water,
telephone
toilet
and
car
parking
facility
also
here.
District
Administration
and
Burdwan
Municipal
Authority
in
consultation
with
the
present
popular
Left
Front
Government
have
come
forward
to
lend
their
hand
of
Co-operation
for
development
in
and
around
the
Sarbamangala
temple.
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