Siddheshwari Kali temple
Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal
Siddheshwari Kali Mandir is a Śākta temple in Kalna City in Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. The Hindu goddess Kali or Kalika is worshiped in the form of Siddheshwari in this temple. Built by Chitrasen Roy, a zamindar of Burdwan, the temple stands near the banks of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly river in the northeastern part of the city. The temple is a great example of Jor-bangla architecture; established in the fifth decade of the 18th century.
From the Wikipedia article Siddheshwari Kali Mandir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Baghnapara railway station (BGRA), about 4 km by road.
- By air: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), about 80 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Dakshineswar Kali Temple – Dakshineswar, North 24 Parganas (north Kolkata), on the east bank of the Hooghly (about 79 km)
- Kalighat Kali Temple – Kalighat, south Kolkata, West Bengal (on the Adi Ganga) (about 98 km)
- Tara Maa Temple, Tarapith – Tarapith, near Rampurhat, Birbhum district (about 143 km)
- Baba Baidyanath Dham – Deoghar, Deoghar district, Jharkhand (about 275 km)
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