Know all the tourist details about Maa Kalyaneshwari Temple
In India, West Bengal state there is a district Paschim Bardhaman; there in its Asansol sub-division, you can find Maa Kalyaneshwari Temple, Bardhaman. It is a very popular temple among the Hindus. The temple is found in the bank of the River Barakar. This temple was built in the Panchkot, a 3rd-century king. It is situated somewhere around 5 kilometers down the stream from the Maithon Dam in Damodar Valley Corporation.
The Barakar River is 7kms from the Barakar on the Grand Trunk Road along with that even 1km off the very recently constructed by-pass of NH 2. The West Bengal and Jharkhand border are where the Barakar River forms. The Maa Kalyaneshwari Temple, Bardhaman, is one of the most popular temples in West Bengal and the state of Jharkhand.
There Goddess who is worshipped in the temple is in Goddess Kali form. People believe that the idol of the Goddess is a deity in its living form. There is also a belief among people that Maa Kalyaneshwari fulfills wishes of the women who are unable to conceive.
Architecture and other physical features of the temple
Maa Kalyaneshwari Temple, Bardhaman, has a nifty and simple structure. The Goddess is covered with red-coloured cloth and placed inside the premise of the temple. The Maithan Dam surrounds the temple. And the deity is in MaaKalyaneshwari form with a baby in the left hand.
This magnificent Maa Kalyaneshwari Temple, Bardhaman, is a Hindu temple, was initially constructed by King Hari Gupt and then the temple was built after a total of five long years of construction by the King of initially.
History of Maa Kalyaneshwari Temple, Bardhaman
This Kalyaneshwari is a famous pilgrim who is 500 years old. It is a very famous center of worship 'shakti'. Earlier, it is said that humans were sacrificed in the temple for paying homage to the Goddess Durga. However, the temple which you see at the present is not that ancient or old. It was contracted by the King of Panchkot.
There is also a popular belief among people that the Goddess in that temple fulfills the wishes of women who are childless. As history has taught us that Goddess Parvati's body parts fell in various parts of the world because of the Vishnu's Chakra, the deity is in some form of meteor present on the premises of the temple.
People know this very well that in Maa Kalyaneshwari Temple, Bardhaman the Goddess is the Lady of Fulfilment. The devotees visit the temple and worship Maa Kali and MaaDurga. The temple is said to have a holy shrine of Shakti, which is 500 years old.
Maa Kalyaneshwari Temple, Bardhaman, is one of the ancient religious and pious Kali temples found in the state of West Bengal. From the past 500 years, the temple has remained a famous place for offering prayers.
It is very famous, primarily among the barren women. The temple is such a spiritual and holy place that it is always flooded with devotees who come to visit from all around the country. Primarily, it’s the women who even travel from far off places, to offer their prayers and pleading to the 'shakti' to regain their ability to conceive.
The reason why the temple is extremely famous among barren women-
As history tells us that there was a priest who used to worship this Goddess along with his entire family. Every day, without any fail, this priest used to offer food/prasada to the Goddess. But one day the priest got a little late to provide the Goddess with her food, so while he arranged for the food, he made his daughter sit.
The deity mistook his daughter to be an offering and killed her. Later when the priest returned, he was shocked. On this, the deity regretted and in return, promised the priest that she’ll fulfill the wishes of her devotees who wish for children and also blessed the priest with another child.
Therefore, do not forget to visit Maa Kalyaneshwari Temple, Bardhaman. And make sure you attend the morning prayer at 6 AM and the evening prayers at 8 PM. Also, the temple remains open the whole week from Monday to Sunday.