Wiki Explores Purba Medinipur - Phase I

Wiki Explores Purba Medinipur - Phase I is a four day event to document some areas of district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India. The objective of this event is to do photo-documentation of the various heritage structures in the said area most of which have less or no presence in Wikimedia commons.

Purba Medinipur district

Goal

1. Photograph heritage sites at Tamluk Town, Mahishadal, Garh Moyna, Jalchak, Sabang, Kerur, Churulia, Panchrol, Alangiri, Dihi Bahiri, Jhukia, Bhagabanpur and Contai Town in Purba Medinipur district Done
2. Upload media for the heritage structures of Purba Medinipur district in Commons Done
3. Create / Update articles about the heritage structures in Bengali and English Wikipedia Doing...
4. Create / Update items in Wikidata Doing...

Date

Date: 13 January to 16th January 2020

Participant

Amitabha Gupta (talk) 11:58, 12th January 2020 (UTC)

Itinerary

• 13th January 2020 (Monday) - Depart from Kolkata by Tamralipta Express to Mecheda. From Mecheda take a pre-booked car and cover Tamluk and Mahishasal. Night Stay at Mecheda Y
• 14th January 2020 (Tuesday) Depart from Mecheda by pre-booked car and cover places at Garh Moyna, Jalchak, Sabang and Egra. Night Stay at Contai. Y
• 15th January 2020 (Wednesday) From Contai in a pre-booked car cover places at Egra, Churulia, Panchrol and Alangiri. Night Stay at Contai. Y
• 16th January 2020 (Thursday) Check out from Contai and Visit places at Dihi Bahiri, Jhukia and Bhagabanpur. Reach Mecheda and leave for Kolkata by Tamralipta Express. Y

Places to be covered

[Note: Some places outside the sub-division will also be covered]

1. Bargabhima Deul Temple, TamlukY
2. Jishnuhari Deul Temple, TamlukY
3. Radhamadhab Deul Temple, TamlukY
4. Ramjiu Deul Temple in Harir Bazar, TamlukY
5. Tamluk Rajbari, TamlukY
6. Lokeswar Shiva, Moyna Garh, TamlukY
7. Gopaljiu Nabaratna Temple, MahishadalY
8. Mahishadal Rajbari, Mahishadal Y
9. Ramchandra Pancharatna Temple, JalChak Y
10. Radhakrishna Pancharatna Temple, JalChakY
11. Sitaram Nabaratna Temple at Bhemua, Sabang Y
12. Radha Kanta Pancha Ratna on Chandni at Pingla Y
13. Sadananda Shiva Deul temple at Pingla Y
14. Twin Shiva temple of Bose family at Pingla Y
15. Baneshwar Shiva with Rasmancha at Pingla Y
16. Ruined Palace of Bose family, PinglaY
17. Chandi Shitala Chandni temple of Bose family, Pingla Y
18. Ruined Palace of Ghosh Family, Rajballabh, Pingla N
19. Nabartana Temple of Dadhibaman, Rajballabh, Pingla Y
20. Nabartana Temple of Shymasundar, Rajballabh, Pingla N
21. Rudresvar Siva Ek Ratna temple in Paschimpara, Adasimla, SabangY
22. Laxmi Janardan Nava Ratna Temple , Dubrajpur, Medinipur Y
23. Baikuntanath Deul Temple in Paschimpara, Kerur, Sabang Y
24. Singhabahini Dalan Temple, Kerur, SabangN
25. Siva and Jayadurga, Kerur, Sabang Y
26. Syamasundara Pancha Ratna temple at Kolanda, Sabang Y
27. Lakshmi Janardan Pancha Ratna temple at Madhyabarh, SabangY
28. Lakshmi Janardan Pancha Ratna temple at Srirampur, SabangY
29. Hatnagar Shiva Deul, Egra Y
30. Rasmnacha of Hatnagar Shiva Deul, EgraY
31. Ramchandra Baro Chala Temple, Chirulia, Egra}N
32. Jagannatha Deul of Basudevour, Egra N
33. Radha Gokulananda Ek Ratna temple at Alangiri, Egra Y
34. Raghunatha Nava Ratna Temple at Alangiri, EgraY
35. Rasmancha of Raghunatha at Alangiri, Egra Y
36. Brindaban Jiu Dalan Temple at Panchrol, EgraY
37. Madan Mohan Dalan Temple at Panchrol, EgraY
38. Sharabhuja Gouranga Dalan Temple at Panchrol, EgraY
39. Jagannath temple at Dihi – Bahiri, Contai Y
40. Radha Govinda Nabartana Temple at Jukhia / Dheloa, BhagabanpurY
41. Dakhsina Kali Atchala Temple, BhagabanpurY
42. Rudreswar Siva Deul in Saiyadbazar, Bhagabanpur N
43. Gopal Navartana Temple of Chowdhurys of Sujmatha Raj, Kajlagarh, Bhagabanpur Y
44. Shyama Sundara Dalan Temple at Paikbheri, Bhagabanpur Y
45. Shyama Sundara Deul Remple at Paikbheri, BhagabanpurY

Financial Report

Date	Particulars	Details	Amount (Rs)	Remarks
13.01.2020	Taxi Fare from Home to Howrah Station		100.00	No Bill
	Train Ticket (Howrah to Mecheda)	Tamralipta Express	333.00	Ticket Provided
	Lunch on 13.01.2020	Shyamsundar Hotel	320.00	Bill Provided
	Dinner and Snacks on 13.01.2020	Park Point Hotel & Restauarnt	421.00	Bill Provided
	Hotel Fare 13th to 14th Jan, 2020	Park Point Hotel & Restauarnt	850.00	Bill Provided
14.01.2020	Toll Tax	NHAI	115.00	Bill Provided
	Lunch on 14.01.2020	Raj Hotel	220.00	Bill Provided
15.01.2020	Lunch-Snacks-15-01-2020	Restauarant Nikita	871.00	Bill Provided
	Dinner 14.01.2020 & 15.01.2020	Lodge Indrapuri	450.00	Bill Provided
	Hotel Fare ,14th to 15th , 15th to 16th Jan, 2020	Lodge Indrapuri	2000.00	Bill Provided
	Toll Tax	Dasgaram Gram Panchayat	30.00	Bill Provided
16.01.2020	Lunch 16-01-2020	Sher Bengal Hotel	551.00	Bill Provided
	Toll Tax	NHAI	75.00	Bill Provided
	Train Ticket ( Mecheda to Howrah)	Howrah Super AC Express	343.00	Bill Provided
	Radio Cab fare from Howrah Station too home		289.00	Bill Provided
	Car Rental	Taxi and Car Association, Mecheda	10000.00	Bill Provided
			16968.00

Tour Comment

1. Paschim Medinipur district being a vast area to cover, I had to include many of its heritage monuments in Purba Medinipur exploration program despite doing a separate exploration program on Paschim Medinipur. These areas are located in places under jurisdiction of Pingla and Sabang police station of Paschim Medinipur district
2. Residents of Purba Medinipur and places under jurisdiction of Pingla and Sabang police station are well aware of the temples in their location which is why most of the places could be easily located
3. In future exploration programs in both Purba and Paschim Medinipur exploration program, more books and reference needs to be consulted as because some sources have incorrect report about location and names of such heritage places.
4. Some heritage structures do not exists anymore as they have collapsed or have been demolished like the dalan temple at Kerur

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