Santipur

Santipur is a city and a municipality in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located 19 KM towards South from District head quarters Krishnanagar, Nadia. It is a Block head quarter. This small town has been declared a city recently. The fort area of this city, also known as Daak-Gharh is thought to have been built by Raja Krishnachandra of Nadia. Babla is one of famous place for pilgrims. Santipur is famous for handloom sarees from ancient times.

Santipur is famous for Ras Utsav and "Dolutsav" which is thought to have begun by Mathuresh Goswami, the great grandson of Advaita Acharya who was one of the main associates of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. There is a unique form of celebrating Kali worship in the form of hand painted image of the deity known as "Pateshwari" meaning drawing of the deity on a piece of cloth. It is then incorporated into the many festive meals and shared with the community until the festival ends. K