Dakshineśvara Kālī
Deities

Dakshineśvara Kālī

Dakshineswar — where Ramakrishna saw Kāli

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · 1855 CE (temple); Ramakrishna's visions 1855–1886; pilgrimage 20th–21st c.

Dakshineśvara Kālī

Tradition

Hindu / Shakta / Bengali

Location

  • Dakshineshwar, 24 Parganas North, West Bengal (22.6546°N, 88.3581°E)

Sacred Narrative

Dakshineśvara Kālī Temple (1855, Kolkata outskirts) is where Śrī Rāmakrishna Paramahaṁsa (1836–1886) had his defining visions of Kāli. He served as the temple priest 1855–1885. Swami Vivekananda became his disciple here. The 12 Shiva-linga temples in the complex, the Nāt-maṇḍapa, and the Panchavaṭī grove (where Rāmakrishna sat in samadhi) are all preserved. Annual pilgrimage is continuous; half a million on Kali Puja.

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📖 Stories

  • Narrative of Dakshineśvara Kālī
    **Dakshineśvara Kālī** Temple (1855, Kolkata outskirts) is where Śrī Rāmakrishna Paramahaṁsa (1836–1886) had his defining visions of Kāli. He served as the temple priest 1855–1885. Swami Vivekananda became his disciple here. The 12 Shiva-linga temples in the complex, the Nāt-maṇḍapa, and the Panchavaṭī grove (where Rāmakrishna sat in samadhi) are all preserved. Annual pilgrimage is continuous; half a million on Kali Puja.
    — Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Dakshineśvara Kālī festival
    Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral