Location 

The “Dakshineswar Kaali Temple” Dedicated To Maa Bhavatarini, A Divine Form Of Maa Maha Kaali, is a “navaratna” (nine towers) Temple in dakshineswar, “Kalikata” (kolkata), india. 

The temple is located 13 km away from kolkata and 19 km from howrah.

The address of the “Dakshineswar Maa Kaali Temple” in “Kalikata” (kolkata) is: may dibas pally, dakshineswar, kolkata, west bengal, 700076, india.

Historical background

The Temple was built in 1855 by rani rashmoni a devotee Of Maa Maha Kaali. According to traditional accounts, the night before rani rashmoni’s pilgrimage to banaras, Maa Maha Kaali Appeared In her dream and reportedly Said:

“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴. 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘔𝘺 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘦 𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘔𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘐𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.”

On 31st may, 1855, on the auspicious occasion of “snana yatra” (a bathing festival Of Deities), The Idol Of Maa Maha Kaali As Maa Bhavatarini Was installed amid great festivities. Within a year, shri ramakrishna paramahansa, a spiritual leader of 19th century bengal and a most ardent devotee Of Maa Maha Kaali, became the priest at The Temple. In the subsequent thirty years, he instilled the seed of change in the socio-religious condition of bengal, earning an immense reputation for The “Dakshineswar Maa Kaali Temple”. The Temple is thronged by millions of devotees and admired for its peaceful ambiance, irrespective of religion and castes.

Visiting Hours

The temple remains open all year round for worshippers and visitors. The temple timings are as follows: 

October to March: 6:00 am to 12.30 pm and 3:00 pm to 8:30 pm

April to September: 6:00 am to 12.30 pm and 3:30 pm to 9:00 pm

The temple has no entry free. 

How to visit the temple

Dakshineshwar can be reached by the local train that goes to dankuni from sealdah and stops at dakshineshwar station from where the temple is at a walking distance.

Yellow taxis or rental cars from either kolkata or howrah can also be hired to reach the temple. Dakshineshwar is an hours’ drive from howrah and a 30- 40 mins drive from kolkata airport.

Link to the google map of “Dakshineshwar Maa Kaali Temple”

According to popular legend, a brahmin named atma ram found a human toe shaped stone structure in the bhagirathi river and later in a dream he was Told that the stone he found Was Maa Sati’s Fallen Right Toe. He was Instructed in his dreams to set up a temple and begin worship.