THE SEVEN KALIKHETRAS OF MURSHIDABAD IN HINDU-MUSLIM COMMUNAL RELIGION-INDUSTRIAL-CULTURE COMBINATION (হিন্দু-মুসলিম সাম্প্রদায়িক ধর্ম ও শিল্প-সংস্কৃতি সমন্বয়ে ইসলাম অধ্যুষিত মুর্শিদাবাদের সপ্ত কালীক্ষেত্র)

Abstract

Murshidabad is a very important district of West Bengal. A district where dawn breaks through the combined sounds of temple bells, Mosque Azan, Gurudwara prayer chants. So far, the history of district refers to the battle of Palashi, the friendship of Mohanlal, Alaverdi’s love for Siraj. The main complaint against Muslim-dominated Murshidabad is the lack of harmony among the people of the district. There are more mosques than temples in the district. But, if you look like a deeper, you can see that there are many temples like Dohaliya Kalibari, Kriteswari Kalibari, Tatatani Kalibari, Pataleswar Shiv Mandir, Joy Kalibari, Preshnath Jain Mandir, Patal Kalibari, Laxmi-Narayan mandir etc around the district. It can be seen that the number of Kali Mandir is relatively high. Kripamayi Kalibari, Brahmamayi Kalibari, joy Kalibari, Karunamayi Kalibari, Dayamayi Kalibari, Dohaliya Kalibari, Kriteswari Kalibari- The architecture of these seven Kali Mandir’s is eye-cathing. When seen from a distance, especially the peaks of the temple, they are mistaken for mosque domes. Not only that, from worshiping, vowing to the g0ddess to developing the temple, people of both Hindu and Islamic communities work together. In addition to Hindus, Muslims also voluntarily participate in the various festivals held around the temples. All hindus and Muslims are children of Goddess. As a result, the temple became a symbol of all religions. As the Kalikshetra of Murshidabad, which is said to be a secular India, these seven Kali temples are a symbol of that religion and culture. Although this matter is very important in the history of religion and culture of India, it has not yet come under the foot lamp of history. In the eyes of the metropolis, Murshidabad is a backward and almost illiterate region. But these seven Kalakshetra’s of Kripamayi Kalibari, Brahmamayi Kalibari, joy Kalibari, Karunamayi Kalibari, Dayamayi Kalibari, Dohaliya Kalibari, Kriteswari Kalibari of this seemingly backward district set a unique example of human bonding and gained an important place in the pages of history.