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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ulpahari
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'''Ulpahari''' is a tribal village in [[Birbhum district]], [[West Bengal]], India.

==About==
[[Santhal people|Santhal]]s are living here for 200 years. There are approx 76 families living here. This village is located inside the forest, and Santhals have realised that they can make a living by selling plates (''thalis''/"tharis") made of ''[[sal (tree)|sal]]'' leaves.<ref>''Birbhumer Bon Udbhidjo O Banyapran'', ''Paschim Banga'', Birbhum Special Issue,</ref> There is a primary school named "Ulpahari primaryc school" at ulpahari. It is under "Birbhum District Primary school council".<ref>[http://www.icbse.com/schools/ulpahari-pry-school/19080802703] {{dead link|date=March 2019}}</ref><ref>[http://www.birbhum.gov.in/DPSC/index.html] {{dead link|date=March 2019}}</ref>

==Culture==
Santhals are mainly an [[austric]] tribe.
They use [[santali language|santhali]] dialact in their village, but when they come to a "diku" (not santhal) village they use [[Bengali language]]. They call themselves (i.e. santhal) -"Hor".
Ulpahari is a village poor inhabitants. They have an ancient culture. They celebrate many festivals like [[Baha parab]], [[Karam (festival)|Karam]], [[Badna]] or [[Badna|Souharai]] etc. Usually they drink homemade wine -[[Hariya]], which made by [[Madhuca longifolia|mahuaflower]]/[[rice]]/[[yeast]]/[[Jaggery|gur]] etc. at their festivals or daily life.

==Shivpahari==
Shivpahari is a place of Ulpahari. Here an old [[Lingam|shivlingam]] of [[Jayadratha]] is situated. The shivalinga is the contemporary of [[Mahabharata]]. [[Kalapahad]] had cut the shivalinga into pieces <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bristii.wapka.mobi/site_41.xhtml |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727145623/http://bristii.wapka.mobi/site_41.xhtml |archive-date=27 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Here [[Jayadratha]] had meditated for months in front of the four-foot [[Lingam|shivlingam]]. His father had given him a boon wherein the one who 'dropped his head on the ground' would combust his head with hundreds pieces. In the [[Kurukshetra]] battle, [[Arjuna]] had cut Jayadratha's head with half-moon shaped arrow. Jayadrath's head went flying and landed on the lap of his father Vridhakshatra, a rishi, who, shocked by the sight of his son's head, dropped it on the ground. He was immediately reduced to ashes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/ganpur-forest/cid/1262364|title=Ganpur forest|website=Telegraphindia.com|accessdate=18 March 2019}}</ref>

==Social and religious life==
Residents of Ulpahari are all santhals. They have no temple but have an altar at the village. They even worship [[saraswati]], [[kali]] etc. Hindu gods. They follow the
Sarna religion along with Hinduism. They believe at
Marangburu, Jaheraera, and
Manjhi. Santhals pay respect to
the ghosts and spirits like Kal
Sing, Lakchera, Beudarang etc. and have village priests known
as the [[naikey]] and shaman Ujha.
Animal sacrifices to the Gods is
the common practice common
practice among the Santhals to
appease the Gods and Goddess.

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Birbhum district]]

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