Garh Jungle Explained
| Garh Jungle |
| Other Name: | Ashram of Medhas Muni
Shri Shri Garh Chandi Dham |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal# India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 23.6061°N 87.4296°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
Garh Jungle is an important place in Hindu mythology, especially Shakta. It is located in the Kanksa CD block (near Durgapur) in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in West Bengal.
Ashram of Medhas Muni was established here.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Historical significance
According to Sri Sri Chandi, King Surath meet to boisya samadhi at Ashram of Medhas. This Ashram was established in Garh Jungle.[1] [6] King Surath and Boisya Samadhi learned Devi Mahatmya from Medhas in this place. Surath organized a durgapuja here in spring time. According to Shri Shri Chandi and Markandeya Purana this durgapuja, which was organized in Garh Jungle,[5] was first Durgapuja of world.[7] [8]
Temples
Surath established Tridebi's(ত্রিদেবী) temple in this jungle area, i.e. Temple of Mahakali, Mahasaraswati and Mahalakshmi. Now, along with them Ashram of Medhas Muni, a Temple of Mahakal Bhairab(মহাকাল ভৈরব) is also there.
There were 16 temples and only two are present: Shyamarupa Mandir and Shib Mandir.
Notes and References
- Web site: Garh Jungle Religious Place in Durgapur - Reviews, Photos, History | HolidayIQ . 31 January 2018 . 1 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180201075501/http://m.holidayiq.com/Garh-Jungle-Durgapur-Sightseeing-1238-17113.html . dead .
- News: দুই সাহেবই গড়েছিলেন নীলকুঠি - Anandabazar. মুখোপাধ্যায়. অরুণ. www.anandabazar.com. 2017-12-15. Bengali.
- Web site: বাঙ্গালীর দুর্গোৎসবের ইতিহাস. 2017-12-15. www.sonatonvabona.blogspot.in. Bengali.
- Web site: জয়ং দেহি!. magazine.kolkata24x7.com. 2017-12-15. 16 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091046/https://magazine.kolkata24x7.com/blog/durga-by-indira-mukhopadhyay-pujo-2017/?amp_markup=1. dead.
- Web site: Garh Jungle - Dharma Garh - Durgapur - Bengal Tourism - West Bengal Tourism. www.letsseeindia.com. 22 December 2017. 23 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223101923/http://www.letsseeindia.com/tourist-places/Garh-Jungle-place/2129. dead.
- Web site: Garh Jungle (Durgapur) - All You Need to Know Before You Go (with Photos) - TripAdvisor. www.tripadvisor.in.
- Web site: Garh Jungle, Durgapur Garh Jungle Photos and Timings. www.holidify.com. en. 2017-12-16.
- News: Medhashmunir Ashram - A Sacred Haven. 2015-10-23. The Daily Star. 2017-12-17. en. 22 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222050737/http://103.16.74.132/star-weekend/spotlight/medhashmunir-ashram-sacred-haven-161191. dead.
