Hangseshwari Temple
Bansberia, West Bengal
The Hangseswari temple is a Hindu ratna temple located in the town of Bansberia at Hooghly District, West Bengal, India. The presiding deity of the temple is Hangseswari, a form of Maa Adi Parashakti Jagatjanani Dakshina Kali in Hindu mythology. In December 1799, Raja Nrisinhadeb Roy Mahasay laid the foundation stone of this temple. But after completion of the second storey in 1802, the founder died leaving this far-famed temple incomplete. His second wife Rani Sankari completed the rest of the work in 1814. The temple is known for its unique ratna architecture.
From the Wikipedia article Hangseshwari Temple, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
Bansberia, West Bengal. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Bandel Junction railway station (BDC), about 6 km by road.
- By air: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), about 44 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 43 km)
- Kalighat Kali Temple – Kalighat, south Kolkata, West Bengal (on the Adi Ganga) (about 62 km)
- Tara Maa Temple, Tarapith – Tarapith, near Rampurhat, Birbhum district (about 177 km)
- Baba Baidyanath Dham – Deoghar, Deoghar district, Jharkhand (about 303 km)
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