[1] Among the notable aspects is the family's historic Durga Puja, started almost three centuries back, to avert the Maratha invasion of Bengal[3] under the command of Raghuji Bhonsale, later King of Nagpur in today's Maharashtra.

[5] Jamini Nath Mallick, later Zamindar and one of the district's wealthiest individuals,[6] was also once reprimanded by the colonial government for his association with revolutionaries and funding several movements.

[6] Among the notable architectural standards are the palace, built in the neoclassical style, and the Durga Dalan, constructed in the Do-Chala pattern of the Vaishnavite temples of Bishnupur.

Apart from these, there are twelve Shaivite temples dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva at Shibbajar, a Rasmancha, site of the famed Ras Purnima celebrations of the palace, and a few water bodies and canals constructed by Janmenjay Mallick.

Two of the first dramatic performances - ‘Ramabhishek’ and ‘Pravabati’, were organised by their theatrical association, which also included several Magistrates and Zamindari Rajas, and was patronised by Sir Nilratan Sircar.