Mahesh, Serampore Explained

Mahesh
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Type5:Parliamentary constituency
Subdivision Type6:Assembly constituency
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Name2:Serampore
Subdivision Name3:Serampore Municipality
Subdivision Name4:17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
Subdivision Name5:Srerampur
Subdivision Name6:Sreerampur
Leader Title:Member of Legislative Assembly
Leader Name:Dr. Sudipto Roy
Leader Title1:Municipal Chair Person
Leader Name1:Sri. Amiya Mukherjee
Unit Pref:Imperial
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:712202
Area Code:0332 XXX XXXX
Leader Title2:Member of parliament
Leader Name2:Sri. Kalyan Banerjee
Timezone:IST
Utc Offset:+5:30

Mahesh is a neighbourhood in Serampore of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1]

It is the site of a 14th-century temple of Jagannath, and the Rathayatra of Mahesh, which first took place in 1397, and is the second oldest in India.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area. 2007-09-03. Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000049/http://www.cmdaonline.com/kma.html. 2007-09-28.
  2. News: World famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath begins . 6 July 2016 . The Indian Awaaz .
  3. News: From Puri to Mahesh in Bengal, the spread of Jagannath cult . 26 July 2015 . .