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THE TEMPLES IN HOOGHLY |
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subsidiary akhra at Khamarpara and there is a story about Bhikhari Das, the founder of the
akhra at Khamarpara. It is said that one morning when Bhikhari Das was cleaning his teeth
Daraf Ghazi of Tribeni came to visit him riding on a tiger. It is said that seeing him
Bhikhari Das patted the platform he was sitting on and asked it to move. The platform
obliged andBhikhari Das came face to face with the Ghazi. The two saints embraced each
other. It is said that since then Daraf Ghazi became an admirer of Hinduism, studied
Sanskrit. Daraf Khan is identified with Jafar Khan Ghazi who built a mosque at
Tribeni in 1298 and a Madrasa in1330.
Boralpara, a suburb, is associated with Gauri Sen who is a legend for Charity. Bengal has
a proverb "Lage Taka, Debe Gauri Sen," i.e., "if you want money, Gauri Sen
will give it". Gauri Sen is supposed to have dreamt that Lord Mahadev wanted him to
build a temple. Tradition has a fascinating story about the dream. It is said that Gauri Sen as a small trader had sent to a customer
his seven boats of zinc. On one of the boats was an old sadhu proceeding on pilgrimage. It
is said that when the boats reached the destination, the customer found that the cargo was
not zinc but was pure silver. Being honest he sent back the boats with their cargo intact
to Gauri Sen. Just before the boats arrived Gauri Sen had thedream. Next morning the boats
arrived laden with silver and Gauri Sen over night became very rich. He built a temple of
Siva and spent his wealth in charity. The temple is still there. |
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