KHARDAHA RASHMONCHO & RASHKHOLA GHAT:
Khardah, a town of Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal houses a number of beautiful temples of which Shyamsundar Mandir deserves special mention. It is a very large “at-chala temple with porch on triple entrance.” A stone plaque on the entrance to the temple states that the temple is renovated by P. C. Robertson who happens to be the manager of Khardah Jute Mills. He also built the Rashmoncho and Rashkhola ghat.
According to Bengal District Gazetteer Khardah happens to be a favourite place of pilgrimage for Vaishnavas and they visit it more especially during the Rashyatra and Phuldol.
At the time of Rashyatra, which falls in the month of November, the idols of Radha Shyamsundar Jiu are taken out from the main temple and taken to the nearby Rashmoncha. On the three days of the Rash festival, the idols of Radha Shyamsundar Jiu are placed in the Rashmoncha during the late evening. A month-long fair is still held there and apart from the food stalls different types of household commodities are sold. The beautiful octagonal white-coloured Rashmoncha is situated in an open space. The turrets here are placed in an unique way. David McCutchion has described this rashmoncha as of an “octagonal anomalous low design” type.
In order to visit the Rashmoncho, one can either go by train or by bus. If you select the train route, board any train of Sealdah-Barrackpore route and get down at Khardaha or Sodepur station. Take a toto or Auto to reach the temple.If you are going by bus route, take any bus from Shyambazar 5-point crossing which goes to Barrackpore. Get down at Khardaha Balaram Hospital stoppage and you either choose e-rickshaw to reach Rashmoncho & Rashkhola Ghat.
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