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Bhavatarini Shmashanpith Kali Temple

Balidangri, Panskura, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal · 22.3942°, 87.7156°

Bhavatarini (Kali)ModernBengal temple architecture
Sacred since
1994 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1994
Modern

History & significance

A Kali temple raised in 1994 on a plot that had served the village of Balidangri as a Hindu cremation ground. Night worship kept up there for decades by local residents was eventually formalised into a permanent shrine to Bhavatarini, a form of Kali.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern