Andul Dutta Chaudhury Family

There is a saying of getting a Philosopher's stone (Bengali: পরশ পাথর) from the river Ganga in Bally when zamindar Tekari's elder son would-be-Chaudhury Ratnakar Dutta was busy cleaning up his copper utensils on the bank of the river. == Kuladevta temple of the family ==

Kashiswar Jiu temple (কাশীশ্বর জিউ মন্দির) is in Andul of Howrah district near the Saraswati river, West Bengal in India. The presiding deity is a Banlinga which was recovered from the river in mid-17th century CE by family's Kashiswar Dutta Chowdhury (b.1607 CE). In 18th century CE a stone made yoni-like structure commonly known as Gauripatta, symbolizes goddess Shakti, has been attached with the Linga. There are other Shiva linga temples in the debottur premises, namely Bisheshwar (Lord of the Universe), Nakuleswar (Destroyer of ego) and Saurendra Mohaneshwar (Shiva is the lord of every material things of the Solar System). Chowdhury MadhavChandra RayBahadur, the 22nd descendant of the family installed Madhaveshwar Shiva temple at Chowdhury para in Andul in the year 1757 CE. == Durga puja in the family ==

Family celebrates autumnal festival (Durga puja) since the time of their forefather Ram Sharan Dutta Chowdhury (1548–1606 CE); he initiated the annual festival in the Saka era of 1490, which corresponds to 1568 CE in the Gregorian calendar at the ancestral village. Family's Radha-Madhava deities are presently located in Odisha, which was taken from Andul to Chhoti village of Odisha by Ramsharan's grandfather Krishnananda. == As Diwan ==

Golok Chandra Chowdhury was the Diwan of Andul Raj Estate under Raja RajNarayan RoyBahadur and Biswambar Chowdhury was the Diwan of the Mullick family of Andul. == Notable personalities of the family ==

• Krishnananda Dutta Chaudhury • Akshay Chandra Chaudhury • Basanta Choudhury == Photo gallery ==

File:Durga Temple - Dutta Chowdhury Family - Andul - Howrah 2012-03-25 2930.JPG|Durga-dalan of the Chowdhury family at Chowdhury para in Andul, reconstructed in the year 1930 CE. File:Official Seal Mohor of Srisri Kashiswar Debottur Estate of Dutta Chowdhury family of Andul, Howrah.png|Seal of the family's Debottur Estate in Andul. File:The two old books on the history of the Dutta Chowdhury family, Andul. .jpg|The two old books on the history of the family, Andul - Dutta Vansa Mala (1876 CE) and Amar Gramer Kotha (1944 CE), in Bengali language. File:Kashiswar Bhairava, Andul.jpg|Kashiswar Jiu - the age-old ancestral deity of the family, installed by Kashiswar Dutta Chowdhury in mid-17th century CE. File:Estate Emblem of Dutta Chowdhury family of Andul.png|Original and registered emblem of the Chowdhury family. File:Royal Seal of family debottur.jpg|Seal used in Debottur Estate == Dutta Chowdhury clan at Hatkhola ==

Kolkata-based Hatkhola Dutta family is a branch of the Chowdhury family. == Books ==

• Dutta Chaudhuri Chronicles - Our Ancestry, 2020, By Hemotpaul Chaudhuri. • Chowdhury Bongsher Itibritto, 2020,By Dhruba Dutta Chaudhury. Blue Rose Publishers, New Delhi, of ROC no. L-97526/2020 dated 11 Dec 2020 vide Copy Right office, Government of India. == References ==