Dakhineswar Kali Temple ( West Bengal )

Location: Greater Kolkata, West Bengal.
Deity: Goddess Kali
Creator: Rani Rasmoni
Completed: 1855
Style: Navaratna
Type: Bengal architecture
Famous for: Association with Ramkrishna
A land of myths stories and intriguing temples. Even in this is age of modernization if one thing has remained ethernal is love of life, painting and Gods.
One of the marvelous temple is Dakhineswar Kali Temple. Located on the banks of river hoogly. A three-storied structure bulit in the early 19th century.
History:  The story behind the temple is quite interesting. It is said that a devotee of Goddess Kali ordered the construction of the temple after she appeared in the dream. Asking the founder ( Rani Rasmoni ) to cancel the trip to Varanasi.

Architecture: The temple compound, apart from the nine-spired main temple , contains a large courtyard surrounding the temple with the rooms along the boundary walls. There are 12 shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva, a temple to Radhakrishna, a shrines to Rani Rasmoni. The garbhagriha houses an idol of Goddess Kali, known as Bhavatarini. The temple is built in the Navaratna or nine-spired style of Bengal architecture.
                 ( The idol of Goddess Kali )
 
 ( View of Temple )

                ( Entrance of the temple )
( Temple during a festival )
How to reach:
By air: The nearest airport is Kolkata airport ( CCU ) . To reach the temple take a cab.
By train: Dakhineswar is railway station on the Sealdah- Dankuni sector. It is 14 km from Sealdah & 10km from Dankuni.
Timings: All day 6am. to 9pm.


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