Bengal: Over 300 Kali pujas keep 400-year-old Tantric tradition alive in Nadia's Belpukur

By Biswabrata Goswami Krishnagar, Nov 2 (UNI) More than 300 Kali pujas are being organised in Belpukur village of Nadia every year, keeping alive a nearly 400-year-old Tantric tradition that has earned the settlement the name of Bengal's 'Tantragram'. The tradition, which has been passed down through generations, dates back to the reign of Raja Rudra Ray, the great-grandfather of Raja Krishnachandra of Nadia. According to local accounts, the king laid the foundation of Belpukur's Tantric identity after meeting a householder-saint immersed in meditation beneath a bel tree. Legend has it that Raja Rudra Ray was on a hunting expedition…