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The temple was built in 1855 by Rani Rashmoni, a Zamindar, philanthropist and a devotee of Kali Maa. The temple is known for its association with Ramakrishna and Ma Sarada Devi, mystics of 19th century Bengal. [2] [3] The main temple was inspired by Navaratna style Radhakanta temple in Tollygunge, built by Babu Ramnath Mondal of Bawali Raj family .
Dakshineswar gets its name from the Sanskrit name the Dakṣiṇeśvara of Shiva. The temple of Shiva is located around 1.5 km north of the famous Kali temple, at the southern part of Ariadaha. [2] The temple is very important to the Shiva devotees and the Lingam is believed to be Svayambhu.
Ramakrishna grew up practicing Bhakti towards Lord Rama, and his duties as a priest at the Dakshineswar temple led him to practice worship of the Mother Kali. While serving as a temple priest at Dakshineswar, Ramakrishna would encounter various itinerant sadhus who would visit his place and stay there for a while.
Rani Rashmoni on a 1994 stamp of India Shrine dedicated to Rani Rashmoni within the precincts of Dakshineswar Kali Temple. Rani Rashmoni has also been subject of a biographical film in Bengali language, titled Rani Rasmani (film) (1955), directed by Kaliprasad Ghosh, and wherein lead played by famous theatre personality and actress Molina Devi.
The temple is constructed according to the ath-chala style of Bengal temple architecture. The roofs of the temple are gabled roofs, known as the chala in Bengali, emulating the thatched roofed huts made of mud and twigs in rural Bengal. The main temple is a four-sided building that features a truncated dome. The two roofs bear a total of eight ...
The main temple is of NABARATNA (with 9 spires) style. It houses a KALI idol standing on the chest of a lying SHIVA. The two idols are placed on a thousand-petaled lotus made of silver. Besides the main temple, there are 12 smaller SHIVA temples & a Temple dedicated to LAXMI-NARAYANA.
Dakshineswar Nath Mahadev Mandir is a historical and an ancient Hindu temple in the Mithila region of the Indian state of Bihar, in Madhubani district at Uttra village in Madhwapur block. It is believed that the ancient Vedic King Daksha Prajapati in Satya Yuga came here to worship the god. This temple is also known as Daksheshwar Nath Mahadev ...
The famous Dakshineswar Kali Temple is situated on the banks of the Hooghly River near the bridge. [3] The bridge is one of the four bridges linking both sides of Kolkata city. A new road bridge, the Nivedita Setu, was constructed 50 m (160 ft) downstream in 2007 due to weakening of the Vivekanada Setu caused by its ageing. [3] [4]