সামতাবেড়
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| Location | Bagnan II community development block, Uluberia subdivision, Howrah district, Presidency division, West Bengal, India | ||||
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Samtaber (Bengali: সামতাবেড়) or Samta (Bengali: সামতা) is a village and a gram panchayat in the Howrah district of the Indian state of West Bengal. Situated on the banks of the Rupnarayan River, Samtaber is neighboured by Mellock to its south and Panitras to its north. It is connected by National Highway 16 to Bagnan, Kolaghat, and the state capital, Kolkata. The nearby Deulti railway station connects Samtaber to the Howrah railway station.
Temples and festivals[edit]
Madangopaljiu Temple[edit]
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Madangopal jiu Temple, locally known as Gopaler Mondir, built in the 17th-century CE, in Mellak, south of Samta, under renovation -
Terracotta ornamentations on the temple -
An arch of the temple -
Thw temple after renovation
Other shrines and temples[edit]
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The temple of the Hindu folk goddess, Shitala, in Samta -
dhakis during Durga puja -
Idol of the Hindu goddess, Durga, at the Shitala temple. -
Idol of the Hindu goddess, Chandi, in Samta
Sarat Chandra Kuthi[edit]
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House of Bengali novelist, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, in Samta -
Interiors of the house -
Room of the novelist in the house -
Trees once planted by the novelist in the gardens of the house -
Bust of the novelist in the house's premises
