Bhimgara is a village in
Khoyrasol
Khoyrasol (also spelled Khayrashoal, Khoyrasole) is a village in Khoyrasol CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States ...
CD Block in
Suri Sadar subdivision
Suri Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
Starting in its northern parts with the Brahmani-Mayurakshi Basin, a sub-micro physiographic region occupying the area betw ...
of
Birbhum district
Birbhum district () is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost district of Burdwan division—one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. The district headquarters is in Suri. Other impo ...
in the Indian state of
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
.
Geography
Bhimgarh is located at on the north bank of
Ajay River
The Ajay (/ˈədʒɑɪ/) is a river which flows through the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The catchment area of Ajay River is .
See also
List of rivers of India
With a land area of consisting of diverse ecosystems, Indi ...
.
History
There are remains of an old fort with low earthen ramparts beaten by the weather to low gentle mounds. The place is attributed to the five
Pandava
The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, aɳɖɐʋᵊ IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a group name referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva, who are central figures of the Hindu epic ''Mahabhara ...
s, who are said to have stayed here for some time during their exile. On the other side of the river is
Pandaveswar, where there are some temples also attributed to the Pandavas. There is a small temple known as Bhimeswara with a
lingam
A lingam ( , lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or Aniconism, aniconic representation of the Hinduism, Hindu Hindu deities, god Shiva in Shaivism. The word ''lingam'' is found in the Up ...
supposed to have been set up by
Bhim
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, one of the Pandavas.
[O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Birbhum'', Bengal District Gazetteers, p. 122, first published 1910, 1996 reprint, Government of West Bengal]
Transport
Bhimgara Junction railway station is situated on the
Andal-Sainthia Branch Line of
Eastern Railway.
[ As of 2018, the Bhimgara-Palasthali line has remained in-operative.
NH 14, running from Morgam (in Murshidabad district) to Kharagpur (in Paschim Medinipur district), passes through Bhimgara.][Google maps]
References
Villages in Birbhum district
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