Antpur

Antpur is a village in the Jangipara community development block of the Srirampore subdivision in the Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal.

It is famous for its unique Boro Maa Kali Puja every year on Bhoot Chaturdashi tithi, when lakhs of devotees gather in the village for the festival.

Legends say that when cholera epidemic had spread throughout Antpur and its surrounding regions, a saint who appeared put of nowhere suggested to worship goddess Kali under the name Boro Maa (meaning big/eldest mother).

The puja was held at the Bandopadhyay house and after it was completed, Antpur and its surrounding regions were free from the disease.

[1] This 100 feet high temple was constructed by Krishna Ram Mitra, the Diwan of Bardhaman Raj in 1786 (1708 Shakabda).

Antpur's rural economy has developed due to the presence of the famous temples listed above.

The villagers are accustomed to vehicular traffic and other exposure to the lifestyles of well-off Indians and foreigners.

Earlier Antpur was a station on the Howrah-Amta-Sehakhala-Champadanga narrow-gauge route of the Martin's Light Railways, a private rail service established in 1892.

This img shows the idol of Goddess Boro Maa Kali of Antpur being worshipped on her mud alter which is believed to have miraculous power.
Close up of Boro Maa's face.
Antpur Radhagovindjiu Temple
Map of Antpur Gram Panchayat
The holy place where Vivekananda other disciples took their vow of 'sannyasa', Antpur, Hooghly
Antpur Radhagovindjiu Temple Terracotta details