Kripamayee Kali Temple

Kripamayee Kali Temple (Bengali: কৃপাময়ী কালী মন্দির Kripamôyee Kali Môndir), commonly known as Joy Mitra Kalibari (Bengali: জয় মিত্র কালীবাড়ি, Jôy Mitrô Kalibari ), is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Kali, located on the eastern banks of Hooghly river at Baranagar (in Greater Kolkata) in North 24 Parganas district, in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

Kripamayee Kali Temple
কৃপাময়ী কালী মন্দির
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
DeityKali
Location
LocationBaranagar
StateWest Bengal
CountryIndia
Kripamayee Kali Temple is located in West Bengal
Kripamayee Kali Temple
Location in West Bengal
Geographic coordinates22°39′18″N 88°21′28″E
Architecture
TypeBengali architecture
CreatorJai Narayan Mitter
Completed1848

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]

References
  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.
  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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