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Orakandi Thakur Bari (Bangla: ওড়াকান্দি ঠাকুর বাড়ি) is a pilgrimage for Matua Community in Bangladesh. It is popularly known for the birthplace of Sri Sri Harichand Thakur , founder of the Matua Community and his son Sri Sri Guruchand Thakur , a social reformer.
Bhikari Thakur (18 December 1887 – 10 July 1971) was an Indian Bhojpuri language poet, playwright, lyricist, actor, folk dancer, folk singer and social activist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the Bhojpuri language and most popular folk writer of Purvanchal and Bihar.
The Matua Mahasangha (Bengali: মতুয়া মহাসংঘ [1]) is a Hindu reform movement that originated around 1860 AD in modern-day Bangladesh. Today, it has a considerable number of adherents both in Bangladesh and in West Bengal , India.
The majority of the worshippers have remained committed to going, he said, and there haven’t been any raids at the temple. “I’m a good citizen,” he said. “I agree with my government.”
Boro Maa (Bengali: বড়মা; c. 1918 – 5 March 2019) was a matriarch of the Matua Mahasangha, a Hindu religious reformation movement. Her original name was Binapani Devi Thakur ; the name "Boro Maa" translates to "elder mother", an epithet for universal mother of Matua Community.
Thakurnagar is named after Pramath Ranjan Thakur, the great-grandson of the founder of the Hindu Matuan movement, Harichand Thakur. [1] Due to the Thakurs' significance to the Matua Mahasangha, the village is considered the "Mecca of Matuas." [2] Today, Thakurnagar is best known for the nearby Thakur Bari ("House of the Thakurs" in English).
Mayapur (Mayāpura) [1] is a human settlement and religious village of Bamanpukur, in the Nabadwip CD block in the Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district, West Bengal, India. It is situated at the confluence of the Jalangi River and the Bhagirathi , a tributary of the Ganges .
Thakurgaon District (Bengali: ঠাকুরগাঁও জেলা) is a district in northwestern Bangladesh. It is part of the Rangpur Division and borders India to the west. [ 3 ] It was established as a mahakuma in 1860 consisting of 7 thanas named Thakurgaon sadar, Baliadangi, Pirganj, Ranishankail, Haripur, Bhulli and Ruhia.