Idol of Pathuriaghata Rajbari (Khelat Ghose’s Residence)

Snehasish Bodhak

Family of Khelat Chandra Ghosh (1829-1878), grandson of Warren Hasting's banyan (clerk) Ramlochan Ghosh came to Pathuriaghata at the time of Warren Hastings. It is said that Warren Hastings and his wife visited the Ghosh family.  This aristocratic Durga Puja is almost 170 years old. During the Durga Puja, the family has the ritual of offering homemade sweets to the Goddess.