Māṣānkālī of Khalisa Gossanimari: The Unique Cosmic Goddess of Cooch Behar .

       

                                                                 Goddess Kālī

Author - Biswarup Chatterjee 

        One of the most important cosmic goddesses in Cooch Bihar district of West Bengal is Kali Thakurani, the goddess is quite well known and appreciated among the Rajvanshi community of this region. Although the influence of this goddess is not confined soli among the Rajvanshi community, rather the significant influence of this goddess is noticed in the religious beliefs and folk culture of all levels of the district. The goddess Kali was worshiped in various names and forms in Coochbehar as like the other districts of North Bengal. The goddess is quite popular for her various types of name in the Rajvanshi community, such as Syamakali, Bhadrakali, Smasankali, Kancakali etc. but there are differences in the meditation and worship methods of the goddess. At the same time, the meditation mantras as well as the methods of worship are different. 


          In the village of Khalisa Gossanimari, under Dinhata subdivision of Cooch Behar district, the goddess Māṣānkālī is regularly worshipped by the people. The vahana of this deity is a boar, actually the deity is sitting on a boar . This particular form of Kali is quite unique and such uniqueness and variation that it is not found elsewhere in the district. She is the only female deity in the region who commands such reverence—her influence, dignity, and the devotees' deep faith in her divine power surpass those associated with any other deity her

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