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| type = Hindu<br />
| image = 2006-11-01 Jagaddhatripuja5 06 009.jpg <br />
| caption = Jagatdhatri Puja in [http://www.belurmath.org/centres/display_centre.php?centre_id=RNS Ramakrishna Mission TB Sanatorium], [[Ranchi]]<br />
| name = Jagatdhatri / Jagadhatri<br />
| affiliation = [[Matrika]], [[Parvati]]<br />
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| weapon = [[Chakram]], [[Bow (weapon)|Bow]], [[Arrow]]<br />
| consort = [[Shiva]]<br />
| mount = [[Lion]]<br />
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'''Jagatdhatri''' or '''Jagaddhatri''' ({{Trans|Bearer of the World}}) is an aspect of the [[Hindu goddess]] [[Parvati]], who is particularly worshipped in the [[Indian states]] of [[West Bengal]] and [[Odisha]]. Her worship and rituals are directly derived from [[Tantra]] where she is a symbol of [[sattva]] beside Durga and [[Kali]], respectably symbolized with [[Rajas]] and [[Tamas (philosophy)|Tamas]].{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}<br />
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==Story==<br />
After creating goddess Durga all gods like [[Indra]], [[Varuna|Varun]], [[Vayu]] and others thought they were very powerful. They thought they are almighty and can do anything with their power. So they forgot who is the real power of them. So [[Adi shakti]], maa Parvati took their test. She came before them as [[Maya (religion)|Maya]] and created a grass before them. She said, "Oh mighty deva's please take that grass". They were laughing, then Indra sent [[Vayu]] to take that grass out. Vayu tried and tried but failed. Every god one by one tried but failed. Then Goddess [[Parvati]] came before them and told them that every power of this universe is her. She is the power of the whole world. So all the Gods understood their fault. Goddess came before them as Goddess [[Uma]] sitting on a lion. And their ego became an Elephant. That's how we see Goddess Jagaddhatri sitting on a lion and an elephant under her.<br />
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==Jagatdhatri Puja==<br />
[[File:Jagaddhatri Krishnanagar Rajbati.jpg|thumb|Jagatdhatri Puja at Krishnanagar Royal Palace]]<br />
The Jagatdhatri '''Puja''' was first started by [[Raja Krishnachandra]] of [[Krishnanagar, Nadia]] in Bengal. Jagatdhatri Puja is very popular in Krishnanagar, [[Tehatta]], [[Rishra]], [[Chandannagar]], [[Bhadreswar, Hooghly]], [[Boinchi]], [[Ashoknagar-Kalyangarh]]. In Krishnanagar, Nadia, Raj Rajeshwary Jagatdhatri Puja is one of the oldest Jagatdhatri Puja in Bengal. Legend has it that once during the Nawab raj in Bengal [[Maharaja Krishnachandra]] was arrested by Nawab Siraj-ud-Dullah for not paying tax in time. He was released from Prison during the day of [[Vijaya Dashami]] due to which the entire festivity of Durga Puja in his kingdom was spoiled so to again rejoice Maharaja started the ritual of this Jagatdhatri Puja. Primarily, this puja was done by one Raj Rajeshwary (Raj Mata) Bengali language. and before start a Jagatdhatri Puja was donated by Maharaja Krishna Chandra called Maa Jaleshwary at Malopara Barowary.<br />
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The Jagatdhatri puja of Bose family, Palpara, deserves a special mention in this regard. The puja of this family initially used to be held in their ancestral home in Murshidabad. Folklore has it that this puja was started in 1788. The puja was later shifted to its present location in Chandannagar, where many of the family members now live. The exact history of the deity is unknown, but family records date it back to 1640.<ref>{{cite news|title=Overflowing with Ecstasy |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/features/overflowing-with-ecstasy-1502517398.html|access-date=23 November 2017|work=The Stattesman}}</ref><br />
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[[File:The Goddess of Jagadhatri at Chandannagar day of nabami IMG 20161109 112445.jpg|thumb|The Goddess of Jagatdhatri at Chandannagar day of Navami puja]]<br />
The beauty of the festival in Chandannagar is mainly due to the collaborative conception between the French and Bengalis. Remarkable feature remaining its procession, second largest in the world after Rio de Janeiro's, with its magnificent lightings<ref>{{cite news|title=French connection: Jagatdhatri's homecoming to Chandernagore - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/French-connection-Jagaddhatris-homecoming-to-Chandernagore/articleshow/55323723.cms|access-date=23 November 2016|work=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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Jagatdhatri figures in the semi-historical fictional work '[[Anandamath]]' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, from which book the national song of India "Vande Mataram" is taken. In the novel, Kali, Durga, and Jagatdhatri are depicted as three aspects of 'Bharat Mata' (Mother India) - Jagatdhatri as the mother used to be, Kali as the mother now is, Durga as the mother will be in future. The trio of goddesses are shown as the object of worship of a group of ascetics who form the protagonists of the story.<br />
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==Jagadhatri Mela==<br />
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[[File:Idol of Maa Jagadhatri 2012.JPG|thumb|Idol of ''Maa [[Jagadhatri]]'' at [[Bhanjpur]] ''Jagadhatri Mela'', [[Baripada]](2012)]]<br />
[[File:Jagadhatri Mela 2012.JPG|thumb|''Jagadhatri Puja Torana'' 2012 designed as [[Lalitha Mahal]], [[Mysore]] ]]<br />
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After ''[[Ratha Yatra]]'', ''Jagadhatri Mela'' at [[Bhanjpur]] ''Jagadhatri Podia'', is the biggest ''mela'' of [[Baripada]], [[Odisha]]. It is the festival of Maa [[Jagadhatri]], Goddess of the whole world. There is an 8–15 days mela (carnival) also known as mini ''[[Bali Jatra]]'' named after [[Cuttack]]'s ''[[Bali Jatra]]'' which takes place at ''Jagadhatri Mela Podia'', Bhanjpur, near the Bhanjpur railway Station during the month of October–November. It is celebrated on ''Gosthastami''. It is also referred to as another ''Durga Puja'' as it also starts on ''Asthami tithi'' and ends on ''Dashami tithi''. The date of the ''puja'' is decided by the luni-solar Hindu calendar.<br />
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In 2012, the ''sarbajanina'' ''Maa Jagadhatri puja''<ref>[http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20121121/2105451.html Jagadhatri Puja and Mela, Bhanjpur on e-News Sites]</ref> has been started from 21 November. But the ''mela'' continued from 26 November to 7 December (for the first time it was for such a long period of 13 days). As the ''puja'' was celebrating its [[Diamond Jubilee]] for completing 60 years.<br />
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In 2013, the ''sarbajanina'' ''Maa Jagadhatri puja'' has been started from 11 November. But to commemorate the loss of Odisha, specifically [[Mayurbhanj]] district and Baripada due to [[Phailin]] and post Phailin flood, there will be no Cultural Program or Live telecast of this(2013) year's Jagadhatri Puja and Mela on Blue Sky (Local Cable Provider). But Mela will continue from 14 to 25 November 2013.<br />
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Every year its main attraction is the ''Puja Torana''(''Pendal'') and the ''Mela''. The ''Pendal'' is decorated as a famous monument like in 2011 it was a miniature of [[US Capitol Building]], United States. This year, it is [[Lalitha Mahal]], [[Mysore]]. From year 2000 it has been a tradition to decorate the ''torana'' as a special infrastructure. [[Tajmahal]], [[Agra]]; [[Victoria Memorial (India)]], [[Kolkata]]; ''[[Titanic]]'' Ship; [[Lotus Temple]], [[New Delhi]]; [[Harmandir Sahib|Golden Temple]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] etc. were also mimicked in the previous years since 2000 to 2006. As a tribute to [[26/11]] Hotel [[Taj Mahal Palace & Tower]], [[Mumbai]] attack victims, the ''torana'' of year 2009 is a lookalike of that hotel. The pictures showing here are the ''torana''s decorated from 2007 to 2012 as previous year's pictures are not available.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* McDermott, Rachel Fell (2011). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ggBeH_lmUu8C Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal: The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals]''<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://www.jagadhatrionline.in/how-chandannagar-celebrates-jagadhatri-puja/ How Chandannagar celebrates Jagadhatri Puja?: An article by Dr. Subhendu Prakash Chakrabarty]<br />
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