Biswajit Bhattacharjee: October 2014

It is said that ‘‘The soul of India lives in its village”. Borjalenga is a beautiful village in Dholai Tehsil in Cachar District of Assam State, India. The village is much near to the city silchar which is only 23 km. The village have a very beautiful and attractive lifestyle. The village is peaceful, clam, quiet and full of greenery where one can breathe fresh air. The village was awarded with ‘’Nirmal Gram Puraskar” which is given by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MoDWS), Government Of India (GOI) to those , that is Gram Panchayat, Block Panchayat and District Panchayat. Nirmal Gram ensures health, hygiene and sanitation in rural India. The active youths of the village are engaged in several welfare activities. Borjalenga pioneer Sanga NGO is doing well. The village is also surrounded by the number of tea gardens like Rosekandy Tea Estate, West Jalinga Tea Estate etc. which is famous for its quality tea production. The village economy is agronomy. A major part of the village population is extensively involved in agriculral activities.

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The Kachakanti temple (mandir) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the mother goddess "Kachakanti" one of the oldest temple in Barak Valley located at a distance of 11 Km. from Silchar (Udarbund) which is historical & most celebrated temple of South Assam, India. The mother goddess "Kachakanti” is said to be amalgamation of two powerful Hindu deities: mother Durga and mother Kali. The goddess
associated with empowerment of shakti. Goddess "Kachakanti" most common four armed, shows each hand carrying variously a sword, a severed head etc. She is represented as the consort of Lord Shiva, on whose body she is being seen standing. Shiva lies in the path of Kali, whose foot on Shiva subdues her anger. It is the main temple in a complex another is Shiva temple. It is an important pilgrimage destination for ethnically Bengali and Hindu people in the district. Reaching Udarbund is easy, it is 354 kilometres south east of Guwahati. By Air, By Train and By Bus are the three major mode of transport in the valley.

The mantra for worship is called Devi Argala Stotram.

Sanskrit: सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके ।
शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

ॐ जयंती मंगल काली भद्रकाली कपालिन
ी ।
दुर्गा क्षमा शिवा धात्री स्वाहा स्वधा नमोऽस्तु
ते ॥
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