Kripamayee Kali Temple

Kripamayee Kali Temple
Kripamayee Kali Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	North 24 Parganas
Deity	Kali
Location
Location	Baranagar
State	West Bengal
Country	India
	Location in West Bengal
Geographic coordinates	22°39′18″N 88°21′28″E / 22.65500°N 88.35778°E
Architecture
Type	Bengali architecture
Creator	Jai Narayan Mitter
Completed	1848

Kripamayee Kali Temple Kripamôyee Kali Môndir), commonly known as Joy Mitra Kalibari, Jôy Mitrô Kalibari ), is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Kali, located on the eastern banks of Hooghly river at Baranagar in Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1]

History

The temple was built in 1848 by Jai Narayan Mitra, a famous zamindar and a devotee of Kali.^[2] Mitra bought 3 bighas plot from one Mr. James and founded the temple.^[3] 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 dedicated to Shiva, Kali's consort.^[4]

External links

Media related to Kripamayee Kali Temple at Wikimedia Commons

References

^ "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.
^ অনলাইন, খবর (10 February 2021). "বরানগরের জয় মিত্র কালীবাড়িতে পশুবলি বন্ধ হয়েছিল বালানন্দ ব্রহ্মচারীর বিধানে". 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. 64–65.

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[1] "A Day in the Erstwhile Dutch Colony Of Baranagar". outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[2] "Jay Mitra Kalibari Kripamayee Kali Devi Temple West Bengal". ePuja. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[3] অনলাইন, খবর (10 February 2021). "বরানগরের জয় মিত্র কালীবাড়িতে পশুবলি বন্ধ হয়েছিল বালানন্দ ব্রহ্মচারীর বিধানে". KhaborOnline. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[kaliokalikshetra-4] Roy, Diptimoy (2001). Paschimbanger Kali O Kalikshetra [Kali and Kali Temples in West Bengal] (in Bengali). Kolata: Mondal Book House. pp. 64–65.

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v t e Hindu Temples in West Bengal
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Birbhum	Nandikeshwari Temple Tarapith
Cooch Behar	Baneswar Shiva temple Kamteswari temple Madhupur Satra Madan Mohan Temple, Coochbehar
Darjeeling	Mahakal Temple
Hooghly	Ananta Basudeba Temple Brindaban Chandra's Math Hangseshwari Temple Taraknath Temple Rampara Kalibari Jagatnagar Kalibari
Howrah	Belur Math Madangopal Jiu Temple
Jalpaiguri	Jalpesh Temple
Kolkata	Birla Mandir Kalighat Thanthania Kalibari Firinghi Kalibari Lal Mandir Dwadosh Shib Mandir Lake Kalibari
Murshidabad	Char Bangla Temples Bhavaniswar Mandir Kiriteswari Temple
Nadia	Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir (ISKCON) Nrisingha Temple, Nadia
North 24 Parganas	Dakshineswar Kali Temple Kripamayee Kali Temple Annapurna Temple, Titagarh
Paschim Bardhaman	Ghaghar Burhi Ichhai Ghosher Deul Kalyaneshwari Temple
Purba Bardhaman	Attahas Baidyapur Jora Deul Khaepa Kali Tala Siddheshwari Kali Mandir
Paschim Medinipur	Chandrakona Jorbangla Temple Malleswara Shiva Temple Mohanpur Jagannath temple Parvatinatha Temple Shantinatha Shiva Temple Ma Manasa Temple, Jakpur Krishnarai Jiu Temple, Bagri
Purba Medinipur	Bargabhima Temple
Purulia	Banda Deul
South 24 Parganas	Jatar Deul Keshabeshwar Temple
Malda	Ramkeli Madanmohan Jiu Mondir
See also	Temple towns in West Bengal