Dwarbasini

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.^[1]

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.^[2] He donated lands to allocate flowers, woods, rices, sweets, milk etc. at the village chondrapur (চন্দ্রপুর).^[3]

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  Stone idol
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  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.^[4] This temple was built during the 1990s. Before this temple was made, Dwarbasini was covered with a bamboo umbrella, made by Santhals.^[5]