Kripamayee Kali Temple

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Kripamayee Kali Temple
কৃপাময়ী কালী মন্দির
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	North 24 Parganas
Deity	Kali
Location
Location	Baranagar
State	West Bengal
Country	India
Location in West Bengal
Geographic coordinates	22°39′18″N 88°21′28″E / 22.65500°N 88.35778°E / 22.65500; 88.35778Coordinates: 22°39′18″N 88°21′28″E / 22.65500°N 88.35778°E / 22.65500; 88.35778
Architecture
Type	Bengali architecture
Creator	Jai Narayan Mitter
Completed	1848

Kripamayee Kali Temple (Bengali: কৃপাময়ী কালী মন্দির Kripamôyee Kali Môndir), commonly known as Joy Mitra Kalibari (Bengali: জয় মিত্র কালীবাড়ি, Jôy Mitrô Kalibari ), is a Hindu temple located on the eastern banks of Hooghly river at Baranagar (in Greater 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 Jai Narayan 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 consort.^[1]

Entrance of Kripamayee Kali Temple

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