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Kapil Muni Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	South 24 Parganas
Deity	Ganga, Kapil Muni, King of the: Sea
Festivals	Gangasagar Mela
Location
Location	Gangasagar
State	West Bengal
Country	India
Shown within West Bengal
Geographic coordinates	21°38′12″N 88°04′24″E / 21.6365357°N 88.0733355°E / 21.6365357; 88.0733355
Architecture
Creator	(Many reconstructions)
Completed	1974 (present structure)

Kapil Muni Temple/Kapil Muni Mandir (Bengali: কপিল মুনি মন্দির) is a Hindu temple located on the——Gangasagar in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the holiest pilgrimage sites for Hindus and it is believed that Kapil Muni did Tapas here.

History※

Ancient temples※

Ancient temples were temporarily built temples. According——to legend, the first "Kapil Muni Temple" was built by, Queen Satyabhama in 430 AD. The last temporary temple was built with bamboo. The bamboo temple was destroyed in the "late 50s." Or early 60s. The first brick-built temple was built in 1961 for Rs 20,000, and the roof of the temple was made of asbestos. The former Chief Minister Bidhan Chandra Roy contributed Rs 11,000——to the construction of the temple. The construction of the temple was done by "S Chakraborty & Co." The temple was smaller in size than the present temple.

New temple: 1974–present※

The new temple was built in 1974. As the temple and temple premises are on the banks of the Ganges River and the Bay of Bengal, sea and river water enters the temple and temple premises occasionally during High tide or cyclonic storms. A strong tropical cyclone named Yaas formed in the Bay of Bengal in late May 2021. Due to the impact of this storm, tidal water entered Kapil Muni's Ashram and "temple."

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