Murshidabad is place of Nawabs and Azimganj- Jiaganj are towns in Murshidabad district situated in two sides of Bhagirathi (Ganga) river in West Bengal state of India.
Jain society of Azimganj- Jiaganj and Murshidabad is predominantly referred as Shaharwali. Shaharwali society have very rich tradition and culture.
Jyoti Kothari
Some photos related to Azimganj, Murshidabad are selected in Google Earth and Google Maps. These are Sambhavnath Temple, Sumatinath Temple and Bari Kothi. Please view the photos here.
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This the time to celebrate New Year ! However, Indian New year is diff rent from English New year. India has both solar and lunar calendar and celebrates New year days accordingly.On behalf of Shaharwali society. I wish every body a very happy new year 2010.
An interesting article about Indian solar and lunar calendars and New year days.
Arihant Nowlakha, son of late Alok Nowlakha will be married with a Hyderabad girl on December 12, 2009. Marriage ceremony will take place in Secunderabad, Hyderabad. Arihant is grand son of Sri Kewal Chand Nowlakha, Azimganj.
Alok Nowlakha, father of Arihant had shifted to Patna from Azimganj and died in a bomb blast while going to Rajgriha.
Navpad Oli, a Jain festival will be starting from September 26 this year 2009. The Navapad is also referred as Siddhachakra. Jain community worship Navapad by performing nine Ayambil in nine days between Shukla Saptami and Purnima of lunar month Ashwina. The Navpad Oli is also observed in Chaitra.
Azimganj people has been observing Navapd Oli since long time with great enthusiasm and devotion. Azimganj Jain Sangh also performs Siddhacakra Mahapujan that is also refereed as Navpad Mandal Pujan every year at Sri Neminath Swami Jain Temple.
Mandal ji Puja will be performed on October 4 this year 2009.
It is believed that Jagat Seth had best quality emeralds in their possession. There is a dialect about how did he acquire emeralds. It is told that merchant envoy of Jagat Seth was in a voyage, and sold all his merchandise. While returning the captain felt that the ship is too light and could not face storm. They put boulders of stones in the ship to make it heavy.
When back to home they found those boulders emeralds. It is a known fact among the Jewelers that those are the best emeralds in the world but of Jahangir's cups.
Bahadur Singh Singhi of Singhi family was fond of diamonds. He had great collection of flat diamonds i.e. Parava, Polki and English Polki. He was the main person behind the famous diamond studded "Angi" of shree Dharmanath Swami, Tulapatti Jain temple, Kolkata. It is believed that all flat diamonds studded in that Angi are flawless.
The Dugar family also loved Gems and Jewelry a lot. There was a great collection of Kundan Meena Jadau Jewelry and solitaires with Maharaj Bahadoor Singh Dugar and other members of that family. It is believed that the family was at a time in possession of a bangle pair of Begum of Alauddin Khiljee, Badshah of Delhi.
Raja Bijay Singh Dudhoria, Rai Budh Singh Dudhoria, Nirmal Kumar Singh Nowlakha, Sitab Chand Nahar families also have excellent collection of Gemstones, Basra Pearls and diamond and Kundan Meena Jadau Jewelry in their collections.
Many other Shaharwali families also had nice collections of Precious Gemstones, diamond and Kundan Meena Jadau Jewelry. Mursheedabad Meena is supposed to be the best Meena (Enamel) in the world.
Shaharwali society had very good relationship with Johari Sath, the Jewelers community in Kolkata and purchased awesome collections of Gemstones and Jewelry from them.
Thanks, (Vardhaman Gems, Jaipur represents Centuries Old Tradition of Excellence in Gems and Jewelry)
I am thankful to Suraj Nowlakha S/O Shree Vimal Nowlakha, Azimganj for extending his support। He is the first one to provide some mail adresses and a photograph of a portion of present Bari Kothi that I am adding in the site for public View.
Photo: Bari Kothi, Azimganj, Murshidabad.
About Bari Kothi:Rai Budh Singh Bahadur Dudhoria hasfounded this house known as Bari Kothi. Navakumar Singh and Jaikumar Singh Dudhoria were their successors followed by Vimal Kumar Singh and Abhoy Kumar Singh Dudhoria. Vimal Kumar singh Dudhoria has breathed his last in Dec. 08. Pradip Kumar (Now in Jaipur) and Sudip Kumar (Kolkata) S/o Vimal Kumar Singh Dudhoria are now the owners of Bari Kothi.
Rai Budh Singh Dudhoria has erected temple and Dharamshala in Teertha Pawapuri and founded schools in Azimganj those are still running.
1.RBSB Primary School
2. RBSB High School
( I, myself, with many other from the Shaharwali society, was the student of both these schools.)
Rai Budh Singh had love for art, craft, gemstones and Jewelry. He patronized artists and collected some wonderful pieces in Gemstones such as emerald, ruby, diamond etc and Kundan Jadau Jewelry.
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