| Temples & Legends of Bengal |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
KIRTESWARI TEMPLE |
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fate of Kiritesvari temple on the other side of Murshidabad town, which was the capital of
Bengal. On the West Bank of Bhagirathi River and opposite Murshida- bad is the small
village of Dahapara. Dahapara, an insignificant village now, was a part of
Murshidabad town where hundreds of mansions flourished. Murshidabad as the capital town of Bengal has played a very important role in the history of Bengal right up to the consolida- tion of British rule. Kiritkona is a small hamlet of Dahapara. Kiritkona has been referred to as Teretcoona in Riyazu- sa- salatin.1 Teretcoona is also shown in Rennel's map of the Cossimbazar
Island. But the original name is Kiritkona. Tradition 1Riyazu-sa-salatin, Asiatic Society’s edition, p. 343. |
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