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Patharchapuri / Pathar Chapuri Mela :-

Maths, Temples, Mosques and Shrines of pirhs eliminate violence from mind. Those places awaken conscience, in short it may be said that Moths, Temples, Mosques, Churches etc. are like factories to manufacture human minds. As the Hindus and Muslims have been living in peace for long in the soil of Birbhum, so the Pecthas and the shrines of the pirhs are of much olden days. For long these places have been trying to make way to establish peace.

As fish cannot live without water, so the Muslims cease to exist without frequenting to mosques. A mosque has surely been built where there are a few Muslims. Mosques are homes for offering prayers, where Namaaj is hold. A big mosque has been constructed adjacent to Data Baba, Maajar at Patharchapuri.

Data Baba the popularly know Mohobwb shah was a celebrated mendicant, monk contributed lavishly in many units and he is know to all as a man benevolence. The ‘Majar’ of Data Baba is not only a famous pilgrimage of the district Birbhum but the name and fame of it spread all oven West Bengal. The same divinised personality met his demise on 10^th, Chaitrah of the Bengali year 1298.

From Brokeswar, the holy place is 7 km from Pathar Chapuri. Khanki Baba, was a renowned ascetic led a very cordial relationship with Data Baba. The disciples of Khanki Baba would come to pay their deep respect to Data Baba. It is said that both of them were the absconding soldiers of the Sipai mutiny. Data Baba was a pious identity for all. He had no distinction between caste and creed, high and low, poor and rich. The ‘Majar’ of Data Baba is not the majar of Data Baba only but the pilgrimage of all monks and the ‘majar’ of khustigire Kirmani Sahab is open to all in similar to Data Baba. He had a spiritual incarnation in our county and his dominating influence with fourteen generation including many Hindus disciples of Kirmani Saheb and the king of Bishnupur was imperishable. There is a pond named Gangagare. Contiguous to the majar. Many indigent and helpless people used to come to take the holy bathe in the auspicious Shankranti day comparing it to be the Ganga snan and Sagar snan. Ganagare has been well acclaimed as a holy pilgrimage.