Blog – Bhagalpur and around – History, Culture, Literature & Tourism

छठ पूजा (Chhath Puja)

Though there are many festivals that are celebrated by the Hindus of Bihar, but there is one Hindu festival that is uniquely Bihari, and that is the festival of Chhath. Observed mostly by the people of North Bihar, it is dedicated to the worship of the Sun God and therefore, is also known as SuryaShashti. Chhath is considered to be a means to thank the Sun for bestowing the bounties of life on earth, as also for fulfilling particular wishes. The word Chhath denotes the number six and thus the festival begins on the sixth day of the Hindu month of Kartik in the Hindu lunar calendar, corresponding to late October and mid November, i.e. on 6th day after Deepawali, depending on the year. It is one of the holiest festivals for Biharis and extends for four days. Chhattha, the festival of the sixth day after Diwali is observed with great pomp and show. On this occasion the longest of all fasts is observed by the people, especially women, who before breaking it offer cow's milk, coco…

जन्माष्टमी (Krishna Janmashtami)

Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी kṛṣṇa janmāṣṭamī), also known as Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti,Sree Jayanti or sometimes simply as Janmashtami, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. The festival is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) of the month of Shravana (August–September) in the Hindu calendar. Rasa lila, dramatic enactments of the life of Krishna, are a special feature in regions of Mathura and Vrindavan, and regions following Vaishnavism in Manipur. While the Rasa lila re-creates the flirtatious aspects of Krishna's youthful days, the Dahi Handi celebrate God's playful and mischievous side, where teams of young men form human towers to reach a high-hanging pot of butter and break it. This tradition, also known as uriadi, is a major event in Tamil Nadu on Gokulashtami. Krishna Janmashtami is followed by the f…

कर्मा-धर्मा (Karma Dharma)

The Karma festival is one which observed by the tribals as well as the non-tribals. There are sufficient grounds to believe that it is an imitation of the Hindu festival. The ceremony starts with the planting of the trees. On this occasion the tribal youths spend the whole night in singing and dancing. The traditional dance gets its name from the Karma tree, which stands for fortune and good luck.The song sung on this occasion narrate the legends of Karma and Dharma. Dancers, both men and women, form circles around it and dance with their arms around each other's waists. As the drum beats get quicker and louder, the dancers gain momentum and generally end in an uproarious tumult.

मौनी अमावस्या (Jeth Amawasya & Mauni Amawasya)

Hindu women worship Lord Shiva at Jeth Amavasya to ensure the long life of their husband. At Mauni Amavasya they sit silently under a pipal tree on the day of a new moon, provided it is a Monday.

समा – चकेवा (Sama Chakeva)

It is during the winter season that the birds from the Himalayas migrate towards the plains. With the advent of these colorful birds, celebration of samaâ€“chakeva is done. This is a festival especially celebrated in Mithila and Anga. Mithilanchal dedicates this festival to the celebration of the brother sister relationship. It represents the tradition of this land as well as the art of making idols. This festival starts with the welcoming of the pair of birds sama-chakeva. Girls make clay idols of various birds and decorate them in their own traditional ways. Various rituals are performed and the festival joyfully ended with the â€˜vidaiâ€™ of sama and with a wish that these birds return to this land the next year.

बिषहरी पूजा (Bishahri Puja / Bihula)

Every August, Bhagalpur and its adjoining areas start gearing up for Bishahri Puja, a ritual observed only in eastern parts of Bihar with the sole exceptions being certain parts of West Bengal and Assam. The ceremony not only has an interesting myth attached to it, but also nurses the magnificent manjusha art within its fold which is considered on par with other folk arts of Bihar like Madhubani paintings of Mithilanchal and Jadopetiya of the Santhal Parganas. Pandaals are decorated for the purpose and women sing folk songs in the local dialect highlighting the story and importance of Bishahari puja a month before. The Bishahari puja commences on "Singh Nashatra" in the month of "Bhadra" which according to the Hindi calender falls on 16th or 17th of August every year. The main aim of this puja is to please the Goddess Bishahari so as to prevent people from the wrath of snakes. Requisite accoutrements for observing the puja include temple shaped boxes called Manjushas in which…

चंपानगरी की राजकुमारी चंदनबाला (Chandanbala, Princess of Champanagari)

Vasumati was the princess of Champanagari. She was clever, learned and possessed many an art and abilities along with being devout and virtuous. Her father, a great king, was powerful but a peace loving-person. Even he was not spared [clears throat] by the onslaught of war in which he was killed, and Vasumati, a child barely 12 years old, and her mother were taken captive by the enemy. Her mother sacrificed her life to save her own honor. Little Vasumati had faith in God and prayed for protection. Seeing the dead mother and a very young girl at hand, the hostile's evil intentions got watered down. He thought of selling this small girl as a slave in the market. Being young and beautiful, he was sure to get a good price. He put her up for sale in the town market and found many bidders. How fate brought down a princess to the level of being sold as slave! But, as luck would have it, Dhanavarshi Seth, a wealthy businessman, happened to pass by. He saw the girl and at once realized …

बिहुला और चंदू सौदागर (Bihula and Chandu Saudagar)

Manasa Debi was a mind-born daughter31 of Siva. She was born of Sivaâ€™s semen left on a chikanipata32. She is known as Bisahari33 and said to have extraordinary supernatural power to bless her devotees. She can also ruin and kill those who do not believe in her existence and offer their prayer to her. There was a very rich ship merchant, named Chanrakar. He was also known to the people as Chandu Saudagar34. He was a great devotee of Siva. He had six sons and a happy family. He did not consider Manasa as a Goddess. Manasa Debi did not like this attitude of Chandu Saudagar and killed all his six sons by sending black snakes. However Chandu Saudagar did not relent. One day pleased with the devotion of Chandu Siva appeared in his dream and expressed his willingness to bless him with some great things as per the desire of Chandu. Chandu Saudagar asked him for a son. Siva agreed to bless him with a son but put a condition before him. â€œ If you want to have a son who will have long …

अंगिका – कवि और लेखक (Angika – Poets & Authors) – U-Z

List of Poets & Authors of Angika in alphabetical Order (U-Z) Uchitlal Singh Uday Prasad Tiwari Udaykant Singh Udaykant Thakur Bihari Uma Pandey Umakant Singh Umanath Ojha Umanath Pathak Umesh Bharti Umesh Mohan Gupta Umeshji Upendra narayan Pandey Usha Swetakavri Kumari Uttam Kumar Singh Vachandeo Kumar Vagishwari Devi Vaikunth Vihari Vajit Lal Mishra Valmiki Vanchha Anjan Varidji Vasudev Sah Ved Prakash Bajpai Veena Rani Mishra Vibhash Chandra Jha Vidhushekhar Pandey Vidyabhushan Singh Venu Vidyananda Kishore Vidyarani Vijay (Lalit Vijnaya) Vijay Kumar Singh Vijeta Mudgalpuri Vijyendra Vikash Pandey Vikash Prasad Singh Gulti Vikram Kumar Rana Vanjara Vikrmaditya Vihangam Vilakshan Vibhuti Vilash Mandal Vimal Kumar Mishra Vimal Verma Vinay Prasad Gupta Vindvala Singh Vinod Kumar Jha Nirala Vipin Kumar Mishra Virendra Kumar Dikshit Vishnudeo Prasad Singh Shastri Vishuddhananda V…

अंगिका – कवि और लेखक (Angika – Poets & Authors) – P-T

List of Poets & Authors of Angika in alphabetical Order (P-T) N.Jaysaval Pankaj Kumar Chudhary Paras Kunj Parikshit Premi Parshuram Jha Prakhar Parsuram Thakur Brahmavadi Pashupati Jha Patjhar Khairavadi Pavan Kumar Panjiyar Pavan Kumar(Babbu) Permanand Lal परमानन्द पाण्डेय, डॉ. (Dr. Permanand Pandey) Permanand Premi Permanand Singh Phalguni Marik Kushwaha Phanibhusan Prasad Phool Kumar Akela Prabhakar Prabhat Prabhash Chandra Jha Prabhash Prasad Pathak Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar Anandmurti Prabhat Sarsij Pradeep Prabhat Pradumn Narayan Singh Pradyot Kumar Choudhary Prakash Sen Pritam Prakash Suryavanshi Prakashvati Narayan Pramila Bhaskar Jyoti Pramod Bharti Pramod Kumar Singh Pran Mohan Pran Prashun Latant Pratima Verma Prita Priyamvada Pritam Kumar Deep Pritam Vishwakarma Punam Mishra Pundrik Ratna Pushpa Sinha K.Neerad Pravesh Rachna Chittapriya Radha Krishna Choudhary Radha Singh Ra…

अंगिका – कवि और लेखक (Angika – Poets & Authors) – K-O

List of Poets & Authors of Angika in alphabetical Order (K-O) Kailash Jha "Kinkar" Kaiyum Ansari Kaladhari Kalanand Jha Kalyani Kamalkishore Sah "Eklavya" Kamdeo Jha Kamdeo Mishra Kamesh Karun Kamla Prasad Bekhabar Kamla Prasad Upadhyaya "Vinod" Kamleshwari Prasad Singh Toofan Kamleshwari Prasad Tiwari Kanaklal Choudhary "Kandika" Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary Kapildeo Thakur Kripala Kapileshwar Kapil Kartiknath Gourinath Thakur Kavita Parvana Kedar Prasad Singh "Taruni" Keshav Khagendra Thakur Khushilal Manjar Changeri Kishor Kumar Raj Kishore Kumar Singh Kanchan Kishori Kumari Pandey Kislay Komal Krishna Mohan Mishra Krishna Singh Krit Narayan Pyara Krityanand Singh Kumar Bhagalpuri Kumar Vimal Kumari Mrinalini Choudhary Kunal Priyadarshi Kundan Amitabh Kunj Bharti Kusumakar Dubey Lakhan Lal Singh "Arohi" Lakhan Lal Singh Lal Lala Jagat Jyoti Prasad Lalbaboo Singh Laxman Prasad Belhariya Laxman …

अंगिका – कवि और लेखक (Angika – Poets & Authors) – F-J

List of Poets & Authors of Angika in Alphabetical Order (F-J) Gadadhar Prasad Ambashatha Ganesh Kusum Ganesh Prasad Ghayal Ganesh Upkari Ganga Prasad Rao Giridhar Gopal Pathak Girish Giridhar Shashtri Bhramar Girija Shankar Modi Gokulananda Pandey Gopal Chandra Ghosh Gopal Krishna "Pragya" Gopal Mishra गोरेलाल मनीषी (Gorelal Manishi) Gourang Prasad Sevak Gouri Rani Gouri Shankar Tiwari Guresh Mohan Ghosh Saral Gyanam Bhardwaj Gyandev Pandey Haldar Choudhary "Deen" Hans Kumar Tiwari Harihar Choudhary Vikal Harinarayan Singh हीरा प्रसाद "हरेंद्र" (Heera Prasad "Harendra") Hiralal Jha Hem Indramohan Thakur Indubala Indubala Suman Indubhushan Mishra "Devendu" Indushekhar Pandey Iraa Smriti Jagdish Mishra Jagdish Pathak Madhukar Jagdish Shashtri Kaviraj Jagdishnarayan Verma Jagganath Prasad Chaturvedi Jaiprakash Mahto Janardan Janardan Roy Janardan Yadav Janmejya Mishra Jayant Choudhary Jayant Kum…

अंगिका – कवि और लेखक (Angika – Writers, Poets & Authors)

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अंगिका – कवि और लेखक (Angika – Poets & Authors) – Post independence

Post independence Poets & Authors of Angika Total number of such writers in Angika are around 600. Name of such devoted persons are listed here alphabetically. They have created hundreds of books and thousands of articles,details of which shall be available on this site very shortly. List of Poets & Authors of Angika Poets & Authors (A-E) Poets & Writers List (F-J) Poets & Writers List (K-O) Poets & Writers (P-T) Poets & Writers (U-Z)

अंगिका – कवि और लेखक (Angika – Poets & Authors) – Ancient Period

Ancient Period to Pre-independence era Authors and Poets of Angika Period 800 A.D. : Saraha or Sarahpa,Shabrapa or Shabreshwar. Period 900 A.D. : Charptipa or Pachreepa,Dhampa or Dhrmpa or Gundripa, Mekopa. Period 1000 A.D. : Deepankar Shrigyan Atish (Birth year:980AD) Period 1100 A.D. : Champkapa, Chelukapa, Jayanantpa(Jayanandipa), Nirgunpa, Luchikapa. Period 1200 A.D. : Putulipa. Period 1700 A.D. : Kifayat (Shekh). Period 1800 A.D. : Jagganath(Jagarnath Ram), Vedanand Singh.

अंगिका – कवि और लेखक (Angika – Poets & Authors) – Overview

Angika Literature today means literature produced by Poets and Authors of Angika language begining in the ancient past to what is written today. The rich tradition of Angika literature spans a probable minimum period of about 1300years(When it is counted from 800A.D. when first clear evidence of availability of Sarah's written form of literature in Angika or Apbramsha is found)to a probable maximum period of 4000years (When it is counted from the year when the first Indian literature in Vedic Sanskrit was found to be existed).This period may be longer than the supposed one. Authors and Poets of Angika may be categorised mainly in two groups: (a) Ancient Period to Preindependence era (b) Post independence era

अंगिका साहित्य – प्राचीन साहित्य (Angika Sahitya – Prachin Sahitya)

Kavi Saraha was the first poet of Angika, whose poetry are available in written form.Â Poems were written by him in 800 A.D. Sarah's famous "Doha Kosha" was written in Angika Language. He Wrote 36 books in Angika. Sarah is also considered as the first poet of Hindi language whose poetry is available in written forms (this fact is not proved yet).

अंगिका साहित्य – वर्तमान परिदृश्य (Angika Sahitya – Present Scenario)

Presently hundreds of standard books and thousands of articles are available in Angika language. Ang Madhuri, a monthly magazine of Angika language is being published by Dr. Naresh Pandey Chakore regularly for the last 39 years. Angika is being taught in Tilkamanjhi University of Bihar state at Graduation and Post Graduation Levels.

जमालपुर (Jamalpur)

Jamalpur in Bihar's Monghyr Disrict has one of the most remarkable Railway Workshops in the World, and the largest in India. Not even the US of A can surpass India's mammoth railway network, the busiest in the world. Jamalpur is a city and a municipality in Munger district in the Indian state of Bihar. Jamalpur is best known as a very large workshop on the East Indian Railway, employing over 30,000 people at one time. The town was established during the British Raj and the cultural hub at that time was the Railway Institute. The Railway Institute was huge - it had its own movie theatre, a six-lane swimming pool, eight tennis courts, four billiard rooms and a bowling lawn. Its dances were renowned and railway folk came from all over the East India Railway (EIR) to attend. Waterfall The waterfall is not a regular feature during the rainy season and usually a deer species known as neelgai in the local dialect is found near the same.The waterfall is approachable from the wat…

जमालपुर रेल कार्यशाला (Jamalpur Rail Workshop)

The Railway age in Eastern India started on August 15, 1854 The Railway age in Eastern India started on August 15, 1854, exactly ninety-three years before Independence. A locomotive, carriage and wagon workshop was set up in Howrah to put to commission imported rolling stock of EIR and also to render economic repairs to them. The railways spread very fast, perhaps faster than the anticipation of EIR. Within a short span of eight years, it became necessary to shift the site of shop, as there was hardly any scope for expansion at Howrah. Jamalpur Workshop The British chose Jamalpur as the new site of this workshop due to ready availability of skilled workers who were descendants of acclaimed gun makers and fabricators of weapons of steel for the Nawabs of Bengal and Orissa. Jamalpur is also geographically well located, on the western side of a hill range while the Ganges flow 7 KMs north of it. The workshop has a number of FIRSTS to its credit, a few of which are: - The FIRST to…

अंगकोरवाट (Angkorwat)

The temple of Angkor, the great historical legacy of Khmer civilization, stand majestically in Situ in north-west Cambodia. At the heart of the Khmer empire, Angkor Thome, for over 500 years from the ninth to the fifteen century, the monuments constructed by Ang-inhabitants (People belonging to Ang Mahajanpad of ancient India whose language was Angika.) during 1200 A.D. belong to the classic period of Khmer art and are unrivaled in architectural greatness.

"The temples startle with their splendor and perfection but beyond the emotions they evoke lie complex microcosms of the universe steeped in cosmology". Khmer art of the period includes finely modeled sculptures of startling beauty. "Sensuous, yet never erotic, male and female forms stand in grandeur and dignity offering universal appeal, past and present". Down Rooney.

The temple of Angkor, the great historical legacy of Khmer civilization, stand majestically in Situ in north-west Cambodia. At the heart of t…