Dakshineswar Temple
Situated on the banks of the holy river Hooghly, West Bengal, India, is the temple of Bhavatarini, a form of Parashakti Adya Kali, otherwise known as Adishakti Kalika- well known as Dakshineswar Kali Temple. Rani Rashmoni, a Zamindar, philanthropist, and devotee of Kali Maa, erected the temple in 1855. The temple is well-known for its connections to Bengali mystics Ramakrishna and Ma Sarada Devi from the 19th century. Profoundly affected by the visionary dream of the Goddess Kali, Rani Ma searched for and purchased a 30,000-acre tract in the Dakshineswar village from Jake Hastie, an Englishman, who sold the 20-acre site, which at the time was known as Saheban Bagicha. Between 1847 and 1855, a sizable temple complex was constructed.
The primary temple was modeled after the Radhakanta temple in Tollygunge, designed in the Navaratna style by Babu Ramnath Mondal of the Bawali Raj family.
Radhakanta temple in Tollygunge
In addition to the main temple at Dakshineswar with nine spires, the temple compound also has rooms along the perimeter walls of a sizable courtyard. The garbha griha, or sanctum sanctorum, has the idol of Bhavatarini perched atop Lord Shiva. Both idols are set atop a pure silver lotus blossom with a thousand petals. Along the riverfront, there are twelve shrines to Shiva, Kali's consort, a Radha-Krishna temple, a riverside bathing ghat, and a shrine to Rani Rashmoni.
The Shiva Temples
The three-story, south-facing temple was constructed in the Bengali architectural style known as Navaratna, or "nine spires," and it has nine spires scattered throughout the upper two storeys. It is elevated on a high platform and has a flight of stairs leading up to it. It is 46 feet (14 m) square overall and rises to a height of more than 100 feet (30 m).
Dakshineswar Temple
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The Big Iron Door
My soul hadn't come for me
nor had I gone for it
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on the way towards the door
And reunited with it at last,
something held me back
from the big iron door
People told stories of
knocking on the door
Some were welcomed
Some were, later.
But no one realized that
there was something to
be found on the way.
My soul, but a little one
my age, but an excuse
Death's doorstep was terrifying
not as much as leaving Life's
And walking away from
the big iron door
I heard a voice whisper
Life is not meant to last
It is meant to light up,
flicker, glow and glimmer
All till you don't walk
to the big iron door
Or rather, it walks to you
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