Kalyaneshwari Temple
Kalyaneshwari Temple |
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Kalyaneshwari temple |
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India |
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West Bengal |
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Kalyaneshwari, Bardhaman |
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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) downsream 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 recently constructed NH 2.
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]
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- Cities and towns in Bardhaman district
- People from Bardhaman district
- Villages in Bardhaman district
- Damodar Valley
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Other districts in West Bengal |
- Bankura
- Birbhum
- Cooch Behar
- Dakshin Dinajpur
- Darjeeling
- Hooghly
- Howrah
- Jalpaiguri
- Kolkata
- Malda
- Murshidabad
- Nadia
- North 24 Parganas
- Paschim Medinipur
- Purba Medinipur
- Purulia
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- Uttar Dinajpur
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- Jharkhand Cities and towns in Santhal Parganas
- Santhal Pargana division topics
- Cities and towns in North Chotanagpur Division
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