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Bankura
Bankura (Pron: bænˈkʊərə) is a city and a municipality in Bankura District in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura District.
==Etymology==
In the Mahabharata, (Bankura ) was described as ''Suhmobhumi''. The word ''Larh'' or ''Rarh'' (in nagari: rāḍh) was introduced after 6th century A.D. It comes from the old Austric word ráŕhá or ráŕho which means “land of red soil”;〔P.R. Sarkar Rarh - The Cradle of Civilization, Ananda Marga Publications, 1981, Kolkata〕 it is worth noting that in ancient times "China called Ráŕh by the name of “Láti”".〔 In Santali, ''lar'' means thread, ''rarh'' means tune and ''larh'' means snake. Perhaps the Jain and Greek scholars used this original Austric word ''Larh'' to indicate this dry forest region which was very difficult to access that time. The popularity of Manasa Puja, the worship of Snake-Goddess Manasa, proves this opinion might have some relevance. According to Nilkantha, a famous commentator of the Mahabharata, both the words ''Suhmo''() (sanskrit: suhma-bhūmi) and ''Rarh'', are synonymous.
Scholars differs in their opinion about the etymology of the name Bankura. In the words of the Kol-Mundas, ''orah'' or ''rah'' means habitation. Many places of ''Rarh'' are named with the an added ''rah'' at the end of the name. One of the most influential God of the district Dharmathakur is called Bankura Roy. The name of the district may come from his name. Linguist Suniti Kumar Chatterjee thinks that the name came from the word ''Banka'' (zig-zag), and its word-corruption ''Banku'', which means extremely beautiful, and he who must be worshiped. In 1979, the word “Bancoorah” was found in the map of Renal. In 1863, Gastrel referred this region as ''Bancoonda''.
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