| Temples & Legends of Bengal |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
THE TEMPLES IN BURDWAN |
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probable that though originally the Sadgops came with the higher Aryans to Bengal and
attended them as serfs or menials in their successive progresses, they ultimately worked
their way up through the Bagdi country to the pleasant pastures of Gopbhum, and findings
themselves undistributed and alone there, since the non-pastoral Bagdis had deserted its
barren and shallow soil for the richer delta, founded their kingdom which was of no great
antiquity or duration, and could not have existed without the protection or neutrality of
the neighboring Bagdi sovereign of Bishnupur." % The Bagdis and the Bauris have their own indigenous gods and goddesses besides those of the modern Hindu pantheon like Siva, Vishnu or Durga. Barapahari and Gosain Era of the Santals, Manasa the presiding deity of the snakes, Dharmaraj and Kudrasini are also stilling widely worshipped. Goats and fowls and even pigs are offered. The Bauris have their priests belonging to their own caste who are called Degharia while the richer ones also employ Brahmin priests for worshipping the accepted deities of the Hindu pantheon. The snake goddess Manasa holds an important place and her
worship is not how confined to the Bagdis and Bauris alone Known as Bishahari she is
worshipped by Hindus and all castes in order to secure immunity from snake bite. She is
worshipped in various forms. Sometimes a small earthen spot is marked with vermilion and
placed under a tree, where clay |
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