Every village has a story of its own. This story in Habichak is about a dream. That dream gave birth to a tradition, which is now 100 years old. Nearly a century ago, zamindar Promoth Nath Kar went to Puri with his mother. They wanted the blessings of Lord Jagannath. A holy bath was taken. But the sacred Mahaprasad never came. Sadness filled his heart. He sat in the courtyard of the temple. He turned to prayer.

That night, something changed. Lord Jagannath appeared in a dream. Kalpataru Kar, great-grandson of Promoth Nath Kar, shared what was said: “The Lord told him to go back to your home. I will come to your home. Establish me there. Those words became a kind of mission. The chariot work had already begun around 1920. By 1926, the Rath Yatra started in Habichak. Only Lord Jagannath was established. Not Subhadra and Balaram. This too followed the dream. Kalpataru Kar added: “Our family believes he was........

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