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Dwarbasini ("দ্বারবাসিনী") is a Shakti goddess. She is the form of goddess Durga. Dwarbasini is a sini goddess along with Palashbasini and Duarsini. She was worshiped by Santhals, and pahria Mals.

History

From a folk story we get the name of 'Raja Umacharan Roy' (Umeshcharan Sharma), grandson of first priest Triloke Sharma. He was a devotee of the Dwarbasini and died by Santhals at Santhal rebellion. He donated lands to allocate flowers, woods, rices, sweets, milk etc. at the village chondrapur (চন্দ্রপুর).

• Stone idol
• Vairob of dwarbasini

Origins

Goddess Dwarbasini is a stone idol with no image. She is a form of Durga with Laxmi, Saraswati, Kartik, and Ganesha. A Dwarbasini temple is situated on the bank of Dwarka River. This temple was built during the 1990s. Before this temple was made, Dwarbasini was covered with a bamboo umbrella, made by Santhals.

References

1. birbhumer katha
2. Dwarbasini by Purnachandra Banerjee, ISBN 978-61-923521-9-0 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum
3. folk story
4. "DWARBASINI TEMPLE". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
5. Subrata Majumdar, maternal relation with Dwarbasini priest family

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v t e Hindu Temples in West Bengal
Bankura	Temples in Bishnupur Bahulara Siddheshwara Ekteswar Temple Gokulchand Temple Kotulpur Sridhar Temple Tridhara Milan Mandir
Birbhum	Nandikeshwari Temple Tarapith Temple
Cooch Behar	Baneswar Shiva temple Kamteswari temple Madhupur Satra Madan Mohan Temple, Coochbehar
Darjeeling	Mahakal Temple
Hooghly	Ananta Basudeba Temple Brindaban Chandra's Math Hangseshwari Temple Taraknath Temple Rampara Kalibari Jagatnagar Kalibari
Howrah	Belur Math Madangopal Jiu Temple
Jalpaiguri	Jalpesh Temple
Jhargram	Kanak Durga Temple
Kolkata	Birla Mandir Kalighat Thanthania Kalibari Firinghi Kalibari Lal Mandir Dwadash Shiva Temples Lake Kalibari
Murshidabad	Char Bangla Temples Bhavaniswar Mandir Kiriteswari Temple
Nadia	Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir (ISKCON) Nrisingha Temple, Nadia
North 24 Parganas	Boro Maa Kali Temple, Naihati Dakshineswar Kali Temple Kripamayee Kali Temple Annapurna Temple, Titagarh
Paschim Bardhaman	Ghaghar Burhi Ichhai Ghosher Deul Kalyaneshwari Temple
Purba Bardhaman	Attahas Baidyapur Jora Deul Khaepa Kali Tala Siddheshwari Kali Mandir
Paschim Medinipur	Chandrakona Jorbangla Temple Malleswara Shiva Temple Mohanpur Jagannath temple Parvatinatha Temple Shantinatha Shiva Temple Ma Manasa Temple, Jakpur Krishnarai Jiu Temple, Bagri
Purba Medinipur	Bargabhima Temple
Purulia	Banda Deul
South 24 Parganas	Jatar Deul Keshabeshwar Temple
Malda	Ramkeli Madanmohan Jiu Mondir
See also	Temple towns in West Bengal

• Shaktism
• Hindu temples in West Bengal