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	'''Mrinmoyee Temple''' is an ancient temple in the town of ] in ] of the ] of ] . It was founded in the 10th century by the ] ].		'''Mrinmoyee Temple''' is an ancient temple in the town of ] in ] of the ] of ] . It was founded in the 10th century by the ] ].

	==History==		==History==
	Jagat Malla gets special attention in the history of the ], as it is believed that as per the direction of the ] Ma Mrinmoyee, he shifted his capital from ] to Bishnupur and established this clay temple in 997 CE., not far from the palace.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Dasgupta \|first1=Samira \|last2=Biswas \|first2=Rabiranjan \|last3=Mallik \|first3=Gautam Kumar \|title=Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur \|date=2009 \|publisher=Mittal Publications \|isbn=978-81-8324-294-3 \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Heritage_Tourism/_0_o9Qj1LOEC \|language=en}}</ref><ref>Mallabhum Bishnupur , Manoranjan Chandra, Dej Publishing, Kolkata, 2004</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=How Bishnupur’s oldest Durga Puja began in 997 CE, through a divine dream \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/durga-puja-special/how-bishnupurs-oldest-durga-puja-began-in-997-ce-through-a-divine-dream-the-malla-dynasty/cid/1974912 \|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> The worship of Goddess ] in the form of Maa ~~Mrinmayi~~ in the autumn started after the establishment of the temple. That trend continues. Incidentally, ] Dev and Maa ] visited the Mrinmoyee Temple.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Admin \|first1=Torsa \|title=বিষ্ণুপুরে হাজার বছরের প্রাচীন পুজো\|url=https://torsa.in/durgapuja-of-thousand-years-in-bishnupur/ \|website=Torsa \|date=20 October 2023}}</ref>		Jagat Malla gets special attention in the history of the ], as it is believed that as per the direction of the ] Maa Mrinmoyee, he shifted his capital from ] to Bishnupur and established this clay temple in 997 CE., not far from the palace.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Dasgupta \|first1=Samira \|last2=Biswas \|first2=Rabiranjan \|last3=Mallik \|first3=Gautam Kumar \|title=Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur \|date=2009 \|publisher=Mittal Publications \|isbn=978-81-8324-294-3 \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Heritage_Tourism/_0_o9Qj1LOEC \|language=en}}</ref><ref>Mallabhum Bishnupur , Manoranjan Chandra, Dej Publishing, Kolkata, 2004</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=How Bishnupur’s oldest Durga Puja began in 997 CE, through a divine dream \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/durga-puja-special/how-bishnupurs-oldest-durga-puja-began-in-997-ce-through-a-divine-dream-the-malla-dynasty/cid/1974912 \|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> The worship of Goddess ] in the form of Maa Mrinmoyee in the autumn started after the establishment of the temple. That trend continues. Incidentally, ] Dev and Maa ] visited the Mrinmoyee Temple.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Admin \|first1=Torsa \|title=বিষ্ণুপুরে হাজার বছরের প্রাচীন পুজো\|url=https://torsa.in/durgapuja-of-thousand-years-in-bishnupur/ \|website=Torsa \|date=20 October 2023}}</ref>

	In 2023, the Durga festival of the Mrinmoyee temple in Bishnupur entered its 1027th year. An ancient puja of more than a thousand years. The oldest Durga festival in Bengal. The goddess is worshipped in the name and form of Mrinmoyee. Devi Mrinmoyee is another form of Goddess Durga.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Admin \|first1=Torsa \|title=বিষ্ণুপুরে হাজার বছরের প্রাচীন পুজো\|url=https://torsa.in/durgapuja-of-thousand-years-in-bishnupur/ \|website=Torsa \|date=20 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Ananda \|first1=A. B. P. \|title=তোপধ্বনিতে আগমনবার্তা, পুজোর সপ্তাহদুয়েক আগেই মল্লরাজ পরিবারে চলে এলেন 'বড় ঠাকুরন' \|url=https://bengali.abplive.com/district/worshipping-of-devi-mrinmayee-begins-2-weeks-before-durga-puja-2023-in-mallabhum-family-of-bishnupur-as-per-1-thousand-year-old-tradition-1015037 \|website=bengali.abplive.com \|language=bn \|date=8 October 2023}}</ref>		In 2023, the Durga festival of the Mrinmoyee temple in Bishnupur entered its 1027th year. An ancient puja of more than a thousand years. The oldest Durga festival in Bengal. The goddess is worshipped in the name and form of Mrinmoyee. Devi Mrinmoyee is another form of Goddess Durga.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Admin \|first1=Torsa \|title=বিষ্ণুপুরে হাজার বছরের প্রাচীন পুজো\|url=https://torsa.in/durgapuja-of-thousand-years-in-bishnupur/ \|website=Torsa \|date=20 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Ananda \|first1=A. B. P. \|title=তোপধ্বনিতে আগমনবার্তা, পুজোর সপ্তাহদুয়েক আগেই মল্লরাজ পরিবারে চলে এলেন 'বড় ঠাকুরন' \|url=https://bengali.abplive.com/district/worshipping-of-devi-mrinmayee-begins-2-weeks-before-durga-puja-2023-in-mallabhum-family-of-bishnupur-as-per-1-thousand-year-old-tradition-1015037 \|website=bengali.abplive.com \|language=bn \|date=8 October 2023}}</ref>
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Hindu temple in West Bengal, India

Mrinmoyee Temple

Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Bankura District
Deity	Durga in the form of Mrinmoyee
Festival	Durga Puja
Location
Location	Bishnupur
State	West Bengal
Country	India
Architecture
Type	Bengal temple architecture
Style	dalan style
Founder	Jagat Malla
Date established	0997; 1028 years ago (0997)

Mrinmoyee Temple is an ancient temple in the town of Bishnupur in Bankura district of the Indian state of West Bengal . It was founded in the 10th century by the Malla king Jagat Malla.

History

Jagat Malla gets special attention in the history of the Malla dynasty, as it is believed that as per the direction of the Goddess Maa Mrinmoyee, he shifted his capital from Pradyumnapur to Bishnupur and established this clay temple in 997 CE., not far from the palace. The worship of Goddess Durga in the form of Maa Mrinmoyee in the autumn started after the establishment of the temple. That trend continues. Incidentally, Ramakrishna Paramhansa Dev and Maa Sarada Devi visited the Mrinmoyee Temple.

In 2023, the Durga festival of the Mrinmoyee temple in Bishnupur entered its 1027th year. An ancient puja of more than a thousand years. The oldest Durga festival in Bengal. The goddess is worshipped in the name and form of Mrinmoyee. Devi Mrinmoyee is another form of Goddess Durga.

References

Dasgupta, Samira; Biswas, Rabiranjan; Mallik, Gautam Kumar (2009). Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-8324-294-3.
Mallabhum Bishnupur , Manoranjan Chandra, Dej Publishing, Kolkata, 2004
"How Bishnupur's oldest Durga Puja began in 997 CE, through a divine dream". www.telegraphindia.com.
Admin, Torsa (20 October 2023). "বিষ্ণুপুরে হাজার বছরের প্রাচীন পুজো". Torsa.
Admin, Torsa (20 October 2023). "বিষ্ণুপুরে হাজার বছরের প্রাচীন পুজো". Torsa.
Ananda, A. B. P. (8 October 2023). "তোপধ্বনিতে আগমনবার্তা, পুজোর সপ্তাহদুয়েক আগেই মল্লরাজ পরিবারে চলে এলেন 'বড় ঠাকুরন'". bengali.abplive.com (in Bengali).

External links

Mallabhum

Rāḍha
(West Bengal
&
Jharkhand)

Malla dynasty	Adi Malla (694–710) Jay Malla (710–720) Benu Malla (720–733) Kinu Malla (733–742) Kanu Malla (757–764) Shur Malla (775–795) Kharga Malla (841–862) Yadav Malla (906–919) Jagat Malla (994–1007) Prakash Malla (1097–1102) Ram Malla (1185–1209) Bhim Malla (1240–1253) Prithwi Malla (1295–1319) Dinabandhu Malla (1334–1345) Shiv Singh Malla (1370–1407) Madan Malla (1407–1420) Chandra Malla (1460–1501) Bir Malla (1501–1554) Dhari Malla (1554–1565)
Malla Dev dynasty	Hambir Malla Dev (1565–1620) Dhari Hambir Malla Dev (1620–1626)
Singha Dev dynasty	Raghunath Singha Dev (1626–1656) Bir Singha Dev (1656–1682) Durjan Singha Dev (1682–1702) Raghunath Singha Dev II (1702–1712) Gopal Singha Dev I (1712–1748) Chaitanya Singha Dev (1748–1801) Madhav Singha Dev (1801–1809) Gopal Singha Dev II (1809–1876) Ramkrishna Singha Dev (1876–1885) Dwhajamoni Devi (1885–1889) Nilmoni Singha Dev (1889–1903) Churamoni Devi (Regency) (1903–1930)
Singha Thakur dynasty	Kalipada Singha Thakur (1930–1983)

Bishnupur
gharana

Court singers & musicians	Bahadur Khan Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya Ram Shankar Bhattacharya Anantalal Bandopadhyay
Notable	Jadunath Bhattacharya Gopeshwar Bandopadhyay Vande Mataram Ramsharan College of Music

Mallabhum
Temples
&
Architecture

Sailesvara & Saresvara temple (1346)

Chala Style

Jor Bangla Temple (1655)
Radhabinod Temple (1659)

Pyramid Style

Rasmancha (1600)

Dalan Style

Mrinmoyee Temple ( 997)

Rekha deul Style

Ekteswar Temple (1626-1656)