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Dakshineswar Kali Temple
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⭐ 8/10- Worth the trip
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AddressDakshineswar
Managed byRamakrishna Mission (temple trust)
Today's hoursOpen today 6 AM - 8:30 PM
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TypeReligious Heritage
Time needed1.5 hours
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A sprawling riverside Kali temple complex built by Rani Rashmoni over eight years, famous as the spiritual home of the 19th-century mystic Sri Ramakrishna, who served here as head priest.
Did you know? Rani Rashmoni built the temple partly on land shaped like a tortoise, considered auspicious for Shakti worship in Tantric tradition, an eight-year, nine-hundred-thousand-rupee undertaking in the 1840s and 50s.
Opening hours
| Mon-Sun | 6 AM - 8:30 PM |
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