Located on the eastern bank of Hooghly River at Dakshineswar in Kolkata, Dakshineswar Kali temple is a famous Hindu temple. The presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini, a form of Parashakti Adya Kali. Built by Rani Rashmoni, a philanthropist and a devotee of Kali in 1855, the temple is famous for its association with Ramakrishna Paramhanshdeva.
The temple compound, apart from the nine-spired main temple, contains a large courtyard surrounding the temple, with rooms along the boundary walls. Spread over an area of 20 acres of land, the Dakshineswar temple was built in the traditional 'Nava-ratna' or nine peak style of Bengal architecture. The temple is considered as one of the holiest places in West Bengal.
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By Air: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport which connects Dakhineswar is the nearest one.
By Train: Dakshineswar is a railway station on the Sealdah (in the heart of Kolkata) - Dankuni (on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line) section. Most local trains (specially Dankuni Local) from Sealdah station stop here.
By Road: It is well connected to Kolkata. Vivekananda Setu across the Hooghly River at Dakshineswar connects it to Bally, Uttarpara and Dankuni on the other bank and on to Grand Trunk Road, Delhi Road, Bombay Road and Durgapur Expressway. A new bridge named 'Nivedita Setu' has been built to ease out the load of old bridge, 'Vivekanada Setu'. There are many buses from Kolkata, as well from places across the river are there to reach Dakhineswar.
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