Antpur

Antpur is a village in the Jangipara community development block of the Srirampore subdivision in the Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is around from Tarakeswar. The nearest railway station is Haripal. Antpur is famous for its Boro Maa Kali Puja every year on Bhoot Chaturdashi tithi, when lakhs of devotees gather in the village for the festival.

==History== One of the most important and famous festivals of Antpur is the Shri Shri Boro Kali Mata Puja (or simply Boro Maa Kali Puja) at Boro Maa Kali Tola, Anarbati, Antpur. It is a puja 300 to 400 years old. Legends say that when cholera epidemic had spread throughout Antpur and its surrounding regions, a saint who appeared out of nowhere suggested worshipping the goddess Kali under the name Boro Maa, meaning "big/eldest mother". The puja was held at the Bandopadhyay house; after it was completed, Antpur and its surrounding regions were free from the disease. Since then, this puja has been celebrated in the village. It takes place one day before Kartik Amavasya, when Kali Puja or Shyama Puja is normally celebrated, on Bhoot Chaturdashi tithi.