DEITY AND TEMPLES OF KOCH KINGS

 

Something Interesting from History:

Madanmohan Temple during Ras Purnima Tithi

   From the reign of Maharaja Viswasimha to the reign of Maharaja Shivendra Narayan (1523 AD to 1648 AD), many kings and queens of Cooch Behar dynasty established many deities all over Cooch Behar at Different times. Those deities or temples become especially important for archaeology and other reasons. The service of some idols and the management of the temples were entrusted to the ‘Debuttor Trust board’ under the then Raj-Sarkar. The management of some temples is entrusted to the service in the allocation of monthly money, besides many idols become family idols. By introducing all those temples and idols, tourism system can be developed in this region.

Shree Madanmohan Dev

Temples under Debuttor Trust:

A.                                                                                                        Under the Sadar Mahakuma:-

1.     Madanmohan Thakurbari

2.     Durga Bari or Dangor Ai Thakurbari

3.     Rajmata Thakurbari

4.     Hiranya Gharva Shiv Mandir

5.     Anath Nath Shiv Mandir

6.     Boro Devi Mandir

7.     Brahma Mandir

8.     Samadhi Mandir

9.     Baneswar Shiv Mandir

10.  Siddheswari Mandir

11.  Harihara Shiv Mandir

12.  Siddhanath Shiv Mandir

13.  Bamakali Mandir

14.  Gunjabari Madanmohan Mandir

15.  Torsha Pirer Dham

16.  Anandamoyee Dharmashala

B.                                                                                                         Under the Dinhata Mahakuma:-

1.     Madanmohan Thakurbari, Dinhata Town

2.     Kamteswari Devi Mandir, Goshanimari

C.                                                                                                         Under the Mathavanga Subdivision:-

1.     Madanmohan Thakurbari, Mathavanga Town

D.                                                                                 Tufanganj Subdivision:-

1.     Madanmohan Thakurbari, Tufanganj Town

2.     Balaram Thakurbari, Natabari

3.     Chandi Thakurani Temple,

4.     Ghurneswari Devi temple, Chamta

5.     Dameswar Shiv Temple, Barkodali

6.     Shandeswar Shiv Temple, Nakkati Gach

 

E.                                                                                  Temples established by Koch Dynasty outside of Bengal:-

1.     Cooch Behar Kalibari, Varanasi

2.     Vrindavan Kunja, Vrindavan

 Some photographs of the Temples of Koch dynasty:

Devi Bari

Balaram Thakurbari

Baneswar Shiv Temple

Deity of Balaram Dev

Boro Devi Temple During Rasmela (Inside of Madanmohan Temple)

Black Shoftshell Turtle (they address the turtles as Mohan) conservation in the pond of Baneswar Shiv Temple

 Siddheswari Mandir

Prasad of Lord Balaram from the temple