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Begunbari, Panskura, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal · 22.3629°, 87.6963°
A temple of Sashan Kali near Khirai in Panskura, traced to the reign of Raja Rajnarayan Roy in the third quarter of the 18th century. After the original shrine was destroyed it was rebuilt as a replica of the Dakshineswar Kali temple, and its Jyoisho Utsob in June draws thousands to a large attendant fair.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Two wrestler brothers of a poor Bagdi family, Hinu and Dinu Dung, are said to have survived cholera after vowing worship to Kali here, and, too poor to pay for it, to have turned to robbery to keep the vow.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Local rulers (Rajnarayan Roy)
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