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Shobhabazar Rajbari

Also called: Sovabazar Rajbari

Nabakrishna Deb's mansion in north Kolkata, begun 1757, whose Durga Puja with English guests set the fashion for the city's great houses; the puja continues in two family branches, with daaker saaj ornament and a clay nilkantha bird released on Dashami.

Sources: Shobhabazar, Wikipedia; Shobhabazar Rajbari, Wikipedia; Outlook Traveller: six bonedi bari Durga Pujas of Kolkata · see Shobhabazar Rajbari's web

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Shobhabazar Rajbari home of

Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb (King) Shakta · The king who could not hold a horse sacrifice (Taherpur, and Shobhabazar 1757)

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The king who could not hold a horse sacrifice (Taherpur, and Shobhabazar 1757)
Local story · 2 tellings

Cited

Shobhabazar, Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Shobhabazar Rajbari, Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Outlook Traveller: six bonedi bari Durga Pujas of Kolkata Media