Kripamayee Kali Temple
| Kripamayee Kali Temple কৃপাময়ী কালী মন্দির | |
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  Kripamayee Kali Temple কৃপাময়ী কালী মন্দির Location in West Bengal | |
| Name | |
| Other names | Jay Mitra Kalibari |
| Proper name | Kripamayee Kali Temple |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 22°39′18″N 88°21′28″E / 22.65500°N 88.35778°ECoordinates: 22°39′18″N 88°21′28″E / 22.65500°N 88.35778°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Paschimbanga |
| Location | Baranagar |
| Culture | |
| Primary deity | Kali |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Bengal architecture |
| History and governance | |
| Date built | 1848 |
| Creator | Jayram Mitra |
Kripamayee Kali Temple (Bengali: কৃপাময়ী কালী মন্দির Kripamôyee Kali Môndir), commonly known as Jay Mitra Kalibari (Bengali: জয় মিত্র কালীবাড়ি, Jôy Mitrô Kalibari ), is a Hindu temple located on the eastern banks of Hooghly river at Baranagar (near Kolkata) in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of Paschimbanga (West Bengal). The presiding deity of the temple is Kripamayee ("She who is merciful"), a form of Kali. The temple was built in 1848 by Jayram Mitra, a famous zamindar and a devotee of Kali. It is a colossal nabaratna (nine-spired) temple with twelve shrines dedicated to Shiva, Kali’s companion.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Roy, Diptimoy (2001). Paschimbanger Kali O Kalikshetra [Kali and Kali Temples in West Bengal] (in Bengali). Kolata: Mondal Book House. pp. 64–65.
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