Kripamayee Kali Temple | |
Map Type: | India West Bengal |
Coordinates: | 22.655°N 88.3578°W |
Country: | India |
State: | West Bengal |
District: | North 24 Parganas |
Location: | Baranagar |
Deity: | Kali |
Architecture: | Bengali architecture |
Year Completed: | 1848 |
Creator: | Jai Narayan Mitter |
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.[1]
The temple was built in 1848 by Jai Narayan Mitra, a famous zamindar and a devotee of Kali.[2] Mitra bought 3 bighas plot from one Mr. James and founded the temple.[3] 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.[4]