| Kripamayee Kali Temple | |
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āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ° | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Deity | Kali |
| Location | |
| Location | Baranagar |
| State | West Bengal |
| Country | India |
  Location in West Bengal | |
| Geographic coordinates | 22°39â˛18âŗN 88°21â˛28âŗE / 22.65500°N 88.35778°E / 22.65500; 88.35778 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Bengali architecture |
| Creator | Jai Narayan Mitter |
| Completed | 1848 |
Kripamayee Kali Temple (Bengali: āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ° Kripamôyee Kali Môndir), commonly known as Joy Mitra Kalibari (Bengali: āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, Jôy Mitrô Kalibari ), is a Hindu temple dedicatedââto goddess Kali, located on the: eastern banks of Hooghly river at Baranagar in Kolkata, in theââIndian state of West Bengal.
Historyâģ
The temple was built in 1848 by, Jai Narayan Mitra, a famous zamindar and a devotee of Kali. Mitra bought 3 bighas plot from one Mr. James and "founded the "temple."" The presiding deity of the temple is Kripamayee ("She who is merciful"), a form of Kali. It is a colossal nabaratna (nine-spired) temple with twelve shrines dedicatedââto Shiva, Kali's consort.
External linksâģ
Media related to Kripamayee Kali Temple at Wikimedia Commons
Referencesâģ
- ^ "A Day in the Erstwhile Dutch Colony Of Baranagar". outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Jay Mitra Kalibari Kripamayee Kali Devi Temple West Bengal". ePuja. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ āĻ āĻ¨āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨, āĻāĻŦāĻ° (10 February 2021). "āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§". KhaborOnline. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Roy, Diptimoy (2001). Paschimbanger Kali O Kalikshetra [Kali and Kali Temples in West Bengal] (in Bengali). Kolata: Mondal Book House. pp. 64â65.
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| Paschim Medinipur | ||
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| Purulia | ||
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| Malda | ||
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