Dakshineswar Kali Temple

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A temple that resides in the heart of every single Bengali and is highly revered for being the sanctum sanctorum of Goddess Kali along with the place-of-stay of one of the greatest mystics and yogis of all times, Ramkrishna Paramhansa and his consort and spiritual companion, Maa Sarada Devi. 

The Dakshineshwar Kali Temple with the untiring efforts of Rani Rashmoni was the result of a dream that the Rani had seen before undertaking a pilgrimage to Benaras (now Varanasi).

The large temple complex, built between 1847 and 1855, had as its centerpiece a shrine of the goddess Kali, and there were also temples dedicated to the deities Shiva and Radha-Krishna.

 A scholarly, elderly sage was chosen as the head priest and the temple was consecrated in 1855. Within the year the priest died and his responsibilities passed to his younger brother, Ramakrishna, who over the next thirty years would bring great fame to the Dakshineswar temple.

Kali temple of Dakshineswar



Ramakrishna, however, did not serve for long as the temple's head priest. From the first days of his service in the shrine of the goddess Kali, he was filled with a rare form of the love of God known in Hinduism as maha-bhava. 

Worshipping in front of the statue of Kali, Ramakrishna would be overcome with such ecstatic love for the deity that he would fall to the ground immersed in spiritual trance and lose all consciousness of the external world.

 Known and unknown facts:




•   The construction of the temple was initiated in the year 1847 and completed in 1855.
•   The total area of the temple complex measures about 54.4bighas and cost Rani Rashmoni around         Rs 42, 500.
•   The idols were installed on the auspicious 'snana-yatra' day, 31st May 1855.
•   Visiting hours: October to March- 06:00 am to 12:30pm and 03:00pm to 08:30pm
     April to September- 06:00 am to 12:30pm and 03:00pm to 09:00pm

Sacred Sites of India


·         Amarnath Cave, Kashmir
·         Buddhist Pilgrimage in India
·         The Golden Temple, Amritsar
·         Muruga Shrines of South India
·         Shakti Pitha Temples



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