DOOARS TOUR. DAY 4. ডুয়ার্স ভ্রমণ।। JALPESH. JATILESWAR. JOYEE BRIDGE. TIN BIGHA CORRIDOR.

DOOARS TOUR. DAY 4. ডুয়ার্স ভ্রমণ।। JALPESH. JATILESWAR. JOYEE BRIDGE. TIN BIGHA CORRIDOR. #dooars #dooarstour #dooarstrip #northbengal #lataguri #gajoldoba #gorumaranationalpark #jaldaparanationalpark #jatraprasad #paparkheti #gorubathan #jhalong #bindu #samsing #rockyisland #murti #jalpesh #jatileswar #teenbigha #joyeebridge GORUMARA AND JALDAPARA CAR SAFARI AND ELEPHANT RIDE BOOKING: https://www.wbsfda.org/safari The Dooars or Duars are the alluvial floodplains in eastern-northeastern India and southern Bhutan that lie south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas and north of the Brahmaputra River basin. This region is about 30 km (19 mi) wide and stretches over about 350 km (220 mi) from the Teesta River in West Bengal to the Dhansiri River in Udalguri district of Assam. The region forms the gateway to Bhutan. It is part of the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion. Dooars means 'doors' in Assamese, Kamtapuri, Bengali, Maithili, Bhojpuri, and Magahi languages. There are 18 passages or gateways between the hills in Bhutan and the plains in India.[1] This region is divided by the Sankosh River into Eastern and Western Dooars, consisting of an area of 880 km2 (340 sq mi). Jalpesh Temple ( জল্পেশ মন্দির ) is an important Hindu temple dedicated to the Bhramari Saktipitha's Bhairava as Jalpesh. The worshiped in this temple is Bhairava as Jalpesh, a form of Shiva – one of Hinduism's trinity of supreme divinity. The temple is located on the banks of the Jarda river, 7–8 km from Mainaguri town in the Indian state of West Bengal. History - Bishwa Singha, father of Maharaja Nara Narayan of Cooch Behar, founded the Jalpesh temple in 1524. Later he rebuilt the temple in 1563. Again after 100 years, King Pran Narayan rebuilt this temple in 1663. During the reign of King Lakshmi Narayan of Cooch Behar, Mahidev Raikat declared his independence in 1621 AD, refusing to obedience to the Koch dynasty. Since then the temple was under the supervision of Raikats of Baikunthapur. It was restored on 30 January 1899 by Rani Jagadeswari Devi, wife of King Jagendra Deva Raikat. An earthquake occurred in Jalpaiguri district on 26 April 2015 at 11:41 AM (IST). The duration of the earthquake was 58 seconds. Initially, the magnitude of the tremor was 7.5 on the Richter scale, but it was finally 7.8. University of North Bengal's meteorologist Subir Sarkar said that the magnitude of the earthquake in Jalpaiguri was 6.9 on the Richter scale. The earthquake caused numerous cracks in the walls and spire of the ancient Jalpesh temple.