Bangali Akhara

Our Journey.

SURODYAN" better known by its name "BANGALI AKHRA" established in the year 1874 by Late Binod Behari Mazumdar with Some of his reliable friends Late Lal Belari Bose, Lale Devendra Nath Butte, Late Suresh Kabiraj la others to carry out mainly physical activity. They approched to late Sarab Kumar Sinha popularly known by as "TUN TUN BABU" with their ideas. He helped them by providing some area in his his bagicha to run the activity temporarily from there. with increasing number of member's day by day they felt to Start a full fledged "GIM" " and Started looking for a permanent land in the area for which they started mobilising fund forom eminent-bergalies.ultimetly they purchased the present land in the year 1895. started Running SURODYAN ATHEISTIC CL CLUB". Many freedom used to take physical traineghere which alerted the British administration to eye on the Club premises. Knowing this from. a reliable source of the then administration founder of the Club Late BINOD BEHARI Mazumdar to Start SAKTI PUJA as a cultural felt t part of Bengals "SHREE SHREE DURGA PUJA" in the year 1893. It is belived that this is the Oldest SARBOJONIN DURGA PUJA Of PATNA. Later on SARBOJONIN KALI PUJA, LAXMI PUJA, & SARAWATI PUJA started organising in the due course of time as felf." needed by the club. Beside this VIRASTAMI SHow" is held on ASTAMI TITHI OF DURGA PUJA by. our athletic weight limbers such as "Body Building" "Gymnastic & some motor cycle stunts. Emirent fatraties & Digretaries paid to be present and as huge local crowed used to be present to watch the show. On the vejoya Dasami day emirent Bhartiya Classical Music artists used to perform infront of "MAA DURGA" to Show their respect in seen her blessings. This sergebuJA is known as "BARI MAA OF BANKIPUR among the devotees of this area. The PUJA Comienities. The pujari's penes performed by all we wall of people s in Bengal's heritage retual called SORAS- UPACHAR": DRUMER'S from Bengal are arranged to play" DHAC" during this DURGA PUJA which is also admired by the devotees. On the MAHA ASTAMI DAY a girl aged betwven syrs to Maximum 10yrs is being worshiped as "KUMARI MAA DURGA" popularly known as "KUMARIPUT" aspor relual which is a agan special event among devotees to watch. In three day of "DURGA PUJA" huge entity of prased paccects consisting of fruit & sweets is distributed among devotees "Anna bhog Prasad" there's is also distribucted free among devotees. There system to offer PUJA in one's to also a nam & gotre by offeringa minimum donation.amount of rupees 350 to 450 "Anne Rehog Prased" arranged a earther pot called "MALSA" in appropriate contity which is a huge among Devotees. Lastly to on After BIJOYA ZASAMI PUJA is over, in the ever evening ladies in traditional outfit (Lal PAR SAREE) holding a thali considly of PAN, DUBISA, Sweets a In SINDOOR to for "VARAN" retual After that all ladies used to exchange their "SINDOOR" by way of putting in one another forehead (MANGS) EX SANICHA BANGELS in their hands and seeking blessings from their elder's (MAA, MASI) by towely their feet with a -good wishesh Sayang SUBHOBIJOYA".