Kripamayee Kali Temple | |
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কৃপাময়ী কালী মন্দির | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | North 24 Parganas |
Deity | Kali |
Location | |
Location | Baranagar |
State | West Bengal |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 22°39′18″N 88°21′28″E / 22.65500°N 88.35778°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Bengali architecture |
Creator | Jai Narayan Mitter |
Completed | 1848 |
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 Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. [1]
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]