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Dakshineswar Kali Temple

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Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Phone:
+91 33 2564 5222

Hours:
Sunday5am - 8pm
Monday5am - 8pm
Tuesday5am - 8pm
Wednesday5am - 8pm
Thursday5am - 8pm
Friday5am - 8pm
Saturday5am - 8pm


Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a Hindu temple located in Dakshineswar near Kolkata. Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini, an aspect of Kali, meaning, 'She who liberates Her devotees from the ocean of existence i.e. Saṃsāra'. The temple was built in 1855 by Rani Rashmoni, a philanthropist and a devotee of Kali. The temple is famous for its association with Ramakrishna, a mystic of 19th Century Bengal.The temple compound, apart from the nine-spired main temple, contains a large courtyard surrounding the temple, with rooms along the boundary walls. There are twelve shrines dedicated to Shiva—Kali's companion—along the riverfront, a temple to Radha-Krishna, a bathing ghat on the river, a shrine dedicated to Rani Rashmoni. 'Nahabat', the chamber in the northwestern corner just beyond the last of the Shiva temples, is where Ramakrishna spent a considerable part of his life.
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