Kiriteswari Temple
Kiriteswari Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
Location | |
Location | Kiritkona Murshidabad |
State | West Bengal |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 24°12′0″N 88°13′7″E / 24.20000°N 88.21861°E |
Kiriteswari Temple is situated in Kiritkona village under the
Geography
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Nala
River
River
border checkpost
Location
Kiritswari Temple is located at 24°12′0″N 88°13′7″E / 24.20000°N 88.21861°E.
It is located in Kiritkona village near the bank of Bhagirathi River, in Lalbag subdivision at Murshidabad district.
History
According to the
Culture
According to David J. McCutchion the Kiriteswari Temple is a small shrine which is basically a char-chala, “but the curve of the cornice has been repeated as a pattern all the way up the roof (eight segments). He also mentions it as a char-chala with an ek-bangla porch.[7]
Transport
The temple is located in Kiritkona village which is popularly known as Kiriteswari. Nabagram-Lalbag Road pass through the village. The nearest railway route is Dahapara Dham railway station (5 km from the village). Lalbag Court Road railway station is near about 3 km from the temple.
Recognition
In September 2023 Union Ministry of Tourism of India declared Kiriteswari as the ‘Best Tourism Village of India 2023.’ The competition was held to promote heritage and cultural tourism in rural India. In 2023, a total of 795 villages across 31 states and Union territories took part in the contest. Kiriteswari emerged as the winner. [8][9]
Kiriteswari Temple picture gallery
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Kiriteswari Temple, Murshidabad, West Bengal
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Vigraha of Kiriteswari temple
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The original Kiriteswari Temple
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The temple of Vairab
References
- ^ a b "Kiriteswari Temple- Murshidabad-West Bengal". 22 February 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Kiriteshwari village in Bengal's Murshidabad district bags best tourism village of India award". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "বাংলার সঙ্গে বৌদ্ধসংস্কৃতির প্রাচীন সম্পর্ক". Zee24Ghanta.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "9 famous temples of Hindu goddess Kali in West Bengal". newsgram.com. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Nikhilnath Roy, B.L (1897). Murshidabad Kahini (Bengali). Kolkata: Punthi Patra. pp. 1–5.
- ^ "MAA KIRITESWARI". indianscriptures.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
- ^ Datta, Rangan (2 October 2023). "Murshidabad's Kiriteswari temple worthy recipient of 'Best Tourism Village' crown". The Telegraph. My Kolkata. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Hossain, Alamgir (24 September 2023). "Centre confers village Kiriteswari in Murshidabad with Best Tourism Village crown". ABP. The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
External links
- Media related to Kiriteshwari Temple, Murshidabad at Wikimedia Commons