Dakshineswar is present on the banks of holy river Ganges. Rani Rasmani built the temple for Dakshineswari kali here in 1855. When she was preparing to go to Varanasi, Kali maa appeared in Rasmani's dream and asked her to build a temple, so that she can get all benefits of Kasi darshan. Rasmani canceled Varanasi trip and searched a place for Kali temple. Finally they purchased this place, which is a Kurma peetha, ie, a place having elevation in the center. Generally Kurma peethams are best suited for Shakti puja. After building the Kali temple, Pandit Ramkumar was appointed as the priest. After that, his brother Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (then called Gadadhar) was appointed as the priest of Radha krisna temple, gradually shifted to Kali maa temple.

Places to see in Dakshineswar : -

Dakshineswar temple is a very big and beautiful temple with a large campus. After entry through main gate we will see a very big campus. It is the outer campus of main temple. In this campus Ramakrishna Paramahamsa room, Nahabat, Panchvati, Ganga ghat are important places to see.

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