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THE TEMPLES IN 24 PARGANAS |
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The Mangal
Kavya, a literary production in Bengali in the 17th century mentions a number of villages
and settlements on the banks of Bhagirathi or Adi-Ganga River. There is no mention of
Majilpur in Mangal Kavya. It will be right to conclude that Majilpur came into existence
sometime in the 18th century.
According to legend when Raja Man Singh attacked the town of Jessore a Kayastha aristocrat
Chandra Ketu Dutta fled away from Jessore and came to s small village sited on one of the
islands. He had brought with him the Kulo Purohit or the family priests and this family
became the center for a larger colony, which ultimately came to be known as Majilpur.
Majilpur and Calcutta grew simultaneously and the Brahmins and the Kayastha of Majilpur
found employment in Calcutta. Majilpur became a center of Sanskrit culture and a number of
tols grew up at the village. A number of Siva temples were raised. |
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