Andul Dutta Chaudhury Family

Dutta Chaudhury family (Devanagari: दत्तचौधरी परिवार, Bengali: দত্তচৌধুরী পরিবার, Farsi: دوت چوودی) or the 'Duttas of Andul' were the erstwhile Chaudhury (-ies) & zamindars, during Sultanate and Mughal periods, of Muzaffarpur pargana[1] of the administrative unit of the 'Sarkar of Satgaon' (present-day Howrah and Hooghly districts) of Subah Bangla.

[2] The pargana further consisted of several revenue collection units referred to as moujas, namely Andul, Mahiary, Alampore, Dhulagore, Sankrail, Kendua, etc.

[4][5] It is believed that name of the place 'Andul' was derived from the word Anand-er-Dhuli (আনন্দের ধূলি), meaning 'dust of joy', coined by Krishnananda Dutta, the fourth Chaudhury & Zamindar of the pargana.

[9] Kashiswar Jiu temple (কাশীশ্বর জিউ মন্দির)[10][11] is in Andul of Howrah district near the Saraswati river, West Bengal in India.

[12][13][1] In 18th century CE a stone made yoni-like structure commonly known as Gauripatta, symbolizes goddess Shakti, has been attached with the Linga.

Durga puja of the Dutta Chowdhury family in Andul. Aritisian - Becharam Adhikary (Becha poto). Photo - 1988 CE.