Tarapith has a tale, a tale of Tantra, cosmic powers and not to forget secret orgy. In Tarapth, the dead body or shab, when not cremated is buried underground. The woman is considered to be both Masturbator for her male partner as well as for
Bholanath Dham on Beadon Street is a well-known landmark in North Calcutta. Every year, curious tourists and devotees gravitate to this house to witness the Bonedi Barir Durga Pujo. The sprawling palatial building is the ancestral home of the Dutts. The family’s fortune was amassed
If Kolkata is all about Kalighat Kali Mandir and Dakshineshwar to tourists, it is also about smaller, quaint Kali baris to the residents of this City of Street Temples. The epitome of feminine manifestation of Shakti is none other than Kalika. This fierce, demon-devouring Goddess
“I never saw or heard of such a scene of horror as that night was. Such terrible gust of wind like the loudest thunder of torrents of rain that I expected every moment the house I live in, which is I believe the strongest in
Ami jamini tumi shoshi hey --- that super romantic Manna Dey number, with Antony kabiyaal, played by none other than Uttam Kumar singing in all glory. Who can ever forget that black and white movie that celebrated life and times of Antony Firingi, the passionate
They are a group of researchers who have been working on locating spirits in different haunted areas of India. A bunch of investigators of Bengal who use scientific techniques to locate presence of wavelengths of spirits in the vicinity. This Paranormal Society also reasons with
Hinglaj is an important Hindu pilgrimage site known for its famous Sati peeth in Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is about 250 km north of Karachi. It is believed by Hindus that during the Tandava Dance of Lord Shiva, when Vishnu’s Chakra had cut the
Have you rushed to the market today morning to buy that bunch of 14 leaves or saag from the local village woman? Well, your grandma and ma must have followed the ritual of everything 14, on the day before Kali Puja, popularly known as Bhoot
Dinosaur and a famous Nobel Laureate! And that too Rabindranath Tagore! Surprised? Well, don’t be, a recent tweet by an IFS officer literally went viral! For Rabindranath Tagore is not just a Nobel Laureate and the only Indian Nobel Laureate in Literature, rather he is
Can you imagine Ramkrishna Paramhansa, the saint whose name is inseparable with Maa Bhabatarini of Dakshineshwar Kali Temple came from a family who were a devout follower of Sri Ramachandra? His family had worshipped Lord Ram for generations and his father also worshipped Goddess Sitala