Rankini Mata Temple, Jadugora, Jharkhand, India

Image 1: Rankini Mata Temple.

Image 2: Sanctum Sanctorum (Goddess Rankini).

This is one of the few temples of Goddess Rankini a form of Goddess Kali situated at Jadugora (Near Ghatshila), East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand. The present temple was constructed around 1950 but the Idol dates back to time unknown (Probably 1700).

There are two legends:

1. Raja Jagannath Dhal of The Dhalbhum Dynasty constructed this temple at Galudih but for some reasons it was shifted to Ghatshila again being shifted to the present location at Jadugora.

2. A local tribal man saw a girl defeating demons and vanishing into the jungle. That same night he dreams of the girl and is instructed to set up a temple which is at the present location.

There are no concrete evidence though of the legends.

Jyanto Durga (Durga Live) - Documentary

Official Selections:

• 1st DIFF Film Fest, 2020
• Lift-Off Global Network Sessions, 2019
• Bangla Cine Utsav, New Delhi, 2016
• 3rd Siliguri International Short & Documentary Film Festival, 12th to 14th October 2012.

Watch Here:

Documentary Trailer: https://youtu.be/AYEkrkUap-Y

Full Documentary (with English Subtitle): https://youtu.be/nuM-5BBGl8U 

Full Documentary (English Audio): https://youtu.be/ek5_16Vgl1U

Official Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/jyantodurga

IMDB Title: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1756564/

Synopsis:

Jyanto Durga (Durga Live) - Making of the Goddess - a different experience. Bengal, Bengalis and the environment surrounding it gets engulfed in a carnival for 5 days sometimes around end September to mid October. The life and soul of the population gets engaged in it in some form or other through participation in organizing the festival, through business activities and even through social and cultural activities. The activities and the intensity differ from the various segments of the society. There are people who put in all their efforts and resources to lay down their merchandise in front of their customers. These include the street dwellers, the garment sellers, the designers and boutique. The husband-wife, the young lovers, the youth, the old, almost every one appears on the streets of Kolkata, to experience the feeling, to be a part of the biggest carnival of Durgautsav. Goddess Durga brings hope and prosperity.

Crew: 

Directed by Arin Paul

Produced by Ananda Utsav [ABP DIGITAL PRODUCTION]

Narrated by Chandrasish Ray (Bengali) & Kausik Ghosh (English)

Music by Chandrasish Ray

Cinematography by Ashok Pramanik

Editing by Sanglap Bhowmik

Other Details:

Release date (online): October 13, 2010

Running time: 17 minutes

Country: India

Language: English and Bengali