Kalyaneshwari Temple

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Kalyaneshwari Temple
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Kalyaneshwari Temple is located in West Bengal
Kalyaneshwari Temple
Kalyaneshwari Temple
Location in West Bengal
Name
Proper name Kalyaneshwari temple
Geography
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Country India
State West Bengal
Location Kalyaneshwari, Bardhaman
Culture
Primary deity Devi Kalyaneshwari

Kalyaneshwari temple (Bengali: কল্যাণেশ্বরী মন্দির) at Kalyaneshwari in Asansol subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal is located on the banks of Barakar River, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) downstream from Maithon Dam of Damodar Valley Corporation. The Barakar River forms the West Bengal-Jharkhand border. It is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Barakar on Grand Trunk Road and about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) off the more recently constructed NH 2 by-pass.

History

Kalyaneshwari is a 500-year-old centre of Shakti worship. Legend has it that human sacrifices were offered at Kalyaneshwari in the remote past. The present temple, however, is not very old and was constructed by Panchakot Raj. The temple of Goddess Kalyaneshwari is believed to fulfill the wishes of childless women.[1][2]

References

  1. Ghosh, Binoy, Paschim Banger Sanskriti, (in Bengali), part I, 1976 edition, p. 221, Prakash Bhaban
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