Kripamayee Kali Temple

{{Short description|Hindu temple in Baranagar, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox Hindu temple

| name = Kripamayee Kali Temple

| image = Joy Mitra Kripamoyee Kali Temple 04.jpg

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| map_type = India West Bengal

| map_caption = Location in West Bengal

| coordinates = {{coord|22|39|18|N|88|21|28|E|type:landmark_region:IN-WB|display=inline,title}}

| country = India

| state = West Bengal

| district = North 24 Parganas

| location = Baranagar

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| deity = Kali

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| architecture = Bengali architecture

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| year_completed = 1848

| creator = Jai Narayan Mitter

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Kripamayee Kali Temple Kripamôyee Kali Môndir), commonly known as Joy Mitra Kalibari, 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.{{Cite web|title=A Day in the Erstwhile Dutch Colony Of Baranagar|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/70718/have-you-been-to-the-dutch-colony-in-baranagar|access-date=2022-02-16|website=outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/|language=en}}

History

The temple was built in 1848 by Jai Narayan Mitra, a famous zamindar and a devotee of Kali.{{Cite web|title=Jay Mitra Kalibari Kripamayee Kali Devi Temple West Bengal|url=https://epuja.co.in/product-details.php?puja_id=507&page=Jay-Mitra-Kalibari-Kripamayee-Kali-Devi-Temple-West-Bengal|access-date=2022-02-16|website=ePuja|language=en}} Mitra bought 3 bighas plot from one Mr. James and founded the temple.{{Cite web|last=অনলাইন|first=খবর|date=2021-02-10|title=বরানগরের জয় মিত্র কালীবাড়িতে পশুবলি বন্ধ হয়েছিল বালানন্দ ব্রহ্মচারীর বিধানে|url=https://www.khaboronline.com/history-of-republic-day/the-history-of-joy-mitra-kalibari-or-kripamayee-kali-temple-at-baranagar/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=KhaborOnline|language=en-US}} 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.{{cite book |last1=Roy |first1= Diptimoy |title=Paschimbanger Kali O Kalikshetra |trans-title= Kali and Kali Temples in West Bengal |year= 2001 |publisher= Mondal Book House |location=Kolata |language=Bengali |pages=64–65 }}

References

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Category:Kali temples

Category:Religious organizations established in 1848

Category:Hindu temples in Kolkata

Category:1848 establishments in British India

Category:Baranagar

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