Before the invention of Ram Navami processions, which frequently results in riots, these temples served as the primary 'logo' and entry point to the grand Hindutva model in West Bengal.

Ayan Guha's latest book, 'The Curious Trajectory of Caste in Bengal', takes up an almost forgotten issue of caste in West Bengal, meticulously showing why it is structurally difficult for the issue to get prominence in the state.