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হংসেশ্বরী কালীমন্দির, বাঁশবেড়িয়া
Bansberia, Hooghly, West Bengal · 22.9643°, 88.3998°
A five-storeyed ratna temple at Bansberia whose thirteen spires and internal plan were conceived around tantric ideas of the channels of the subtle body. Begun by Raja Nrisinhadeb Roy in 1799, it was completed by his widow Rani Sankari in 1814.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The deity is named for Rani Hanseswari, the raja's mother, venerated as a manifestation of Kali.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Bansberia Raj
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