Nalhati and the Nalhateshwari name
Nalhateshwari is the local Goddess name associated here with Nalhati in Birbhum. It is a separate directory destination from Nandikeshwari at Sainthia and Fullara at Labhpur, even when all appear in the same regional pilgrimage list.
The photograph's source identifies the pictured subject. A detailed account of the shrine's founding, rebuilding or ritual calendar needs additional local evidence; none is inferred from the similar sound of Nalhati and the body-part association in the list.
Names recorded in the tradition
- Goddess
- Mata Kalika / Nalhateshwari
- Bhairava
- Jogesh
- Sati association in this list
- Throat Pipe / Vocal Canal (Nala)
These are devotional associations, not archaeological findings. Lists and local identifications can differ.
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