Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a Hindu navaratna temple located at Dakshineswar. Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini, a form of Kali, otherwise known as Adishakti Kalika.
The
temple was built in 1855 by Rani Rashmoni, a philanthropist and a devotee of Kali.
The temple compound, apart from the nine-spired main temple, contains a large
courtyard surrounding the temple, with rooms along the boundary walls.
The garbha
griha (sanctum
sanctorum) houses an
idol of goddess Kali, known as Bhavatarini, standing on the chest of a
supine Shiva, and the two idols are placed on a
thousand-petaled lotus
throne made of
silver.
There are twelve shrines dedicated to Shiva 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 and Maa Sarada spent a considerable
part of their lives.
To the North east of the Temple Complex is the
Vishnu Temple or the Radha Kanta Temple. A flight of steps lead to the columned
verandah and into the temple where a silver throne rests with an idol of Lord
Krishna and an idol of Radha. ( wiki)
Pilgrims are allowed entry to the room used by Sri Rama Krishna Paramahamsa, the sight of which itself is so uplifting to the mind.
The whole temple complex and a visit there elevate you
to a higher spiritual dimension.
Be happy. Be safe.
ॐ तत् सत्
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