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  2. Dakshineswar Kali Temple - Wikipedia

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    Hinduism. Dakshineswar Kali Temple or Dakshineswar Kalibari is a Hindu navaratna temple in Dakshineswar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini (Kali), a form of Mahadevi or Parashakti Adya Kali, otherwise known as Adishakti Kalika. [1] The temple was ...

  3. Swami Vivekananda's prayer to Kali at Dakshineswar - Wikipedia

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    Vivekananda's prayer to Kali at Dakshineswar is an event which occurred in September 1884 when Swami Vivekananda (then known as Narendranath Dutta), following the suggestion of Ramakrishna, went to the Kali temple of Dakshineswar with the intention to pray for financial welfare, but ultimately prayed for pure knowledge, devotion and renunciation.

  4. File:Dakshineswar Kali Temple, Dakshineswar, West Bengal ...

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    2007-06-10 13:04 Nikkul 1632×1224× (2575922 bytes) The DAKHSHINESWAR TEMPLE was founded by RANI (Queen) of Janbaazar RASHMONI in 1855 on the east bank of the Ganges river. The main temple is of NABARATNA (with 9 spires) style. It houses a KALI idol standing on the chest of a lying SHIVA. The two idols are

  5. List of largest Hindu temples - Wikipedia

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    The Ayodhya Ram Temple is a Hindu temple that is being built at the pilgrimage site of Ram Janmabhoomi. [72] [73] [74] 303,514: 20,000: Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir: Mayapur India: The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur will be a large Hindu temple which will function as a Hindu planetarium. [75] 110,000 – BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi ...

  6. Kalighat Kali Temple - Wikipedia

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    Geographic coordinates. 22°31′12″N 88°20′31″E  /  22.52000°N 88.34194°E  / 22.52000; 88.34194. Architecture. Completed. 1809. Website. www.kalighatkalitemple.com. Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. [1] It is one of the 51 Shakti Pithas in ...

  7. Vivekananda Setu - Wikipedia

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    The famous Dakshineswar Kali Temple is situated on the banks of the Hooghly River near the bridge. [3] The bridge is one of the four bridges linking Howrah and Kolkata. A new road bridge, the Nivedita Setu, was constructed 50 m (160 ft) downstream in 2007 due to weakening of the Vivekanada Setu caused by its ageing. [3] [4]

  8. Kalpataru Day - Wikipedia

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    Ramakrishna Dakshineswar Kali Temple. Kalpataru Day also called Kalpataru Diwas or Kalpataru Utsav is an annual religious festival observed by monks of the Ramakrishna Math monastic order of Hinduism and lay followers of the associated Ramakrishna Mission, as well as the worldwide Vedanta Societies.

  9. Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni - Wikipedia

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    Rani Rashmoni (best known for being the founder of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple and for her untamed zeal and fight against the aggression of the British East India Company in 19th century at Bengal) and narrates the events of her life, starting from her being a young girl of 11, named "Rani", residing with her Vaishnav father and aunt in her ancestral village Halisahar to marrying ‘Babu ...