page_title: Rajbalhat
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Rajbalhat / Culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Rajbalhat Rath Yatra
context_page_description: Rajbalhat is a census town in Jangipara CD Block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
context_section_description: The garh (fort) of Bhursut Raj at Rajbalhat covers about seven bighas of land and 500 bighas of land had been made a debottar property for the maintenance of the temple of Rajballavi Thakurani at Rajbalhat. There are no signs of the king's garh or palace now. Rajballavi temple is 500 years old. The name 'Rajbalhat' originated from the goddess Rajballavi.
  Durga is worshipped in Jangipara, Binodbati and Rajbalhat as Rajballavi. The form of the goddess as Shweta Kali (White Kali).  She is a mixed form of Durga, Kali and Saraswati.
  
  There are more temples with Terracotta decoration in Rajbalhat village. All of them were made in 18th century. Radhakantajiu (1733) temple, Sridhar Damodar Temple (1724) decorated by terracotta, built in the 18th century are worth visiting.
  Amulya Pratnashala, a craft museum in Rajbalhat, is open from 2–9 pm. It is closed on Wednesdays and the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. Dulal Chandra Bhar, the father of the famous "Palm Candy" of Bengal lived in Rajbalhat.
caption: Rathyatra in Rajbalhat
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