Summary
The Hangseswari temple (also spelled as Hanseswari temple) is a Hindu ratna temple located in the town of Bansberia at Hooghly District, West Bengal, India. The presiding deity of the temple is Hangseswari, a form of Maa adi parashakti jagatjanani dakshina Kali in Hindu mythology. In December 1799, Raja Nrisinhadeb Roy Mahasay laid the foundation stone of this temple. But after completion of the second storey in 1802, the founder died leaving this far-famed temple incomplete.[1] His second wife Rani Sankari completed the rest of the work in 1814.[2] The temple is known for its unique ratna architecture.
| Hangseshwari Temple | |
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হংসেশ্বরী মন্দির | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Hooghly District |
| Deity | Hangseshwari, a form of adi parashakti jagatjanani Kali |
| Festivals | Kali Puja |
| Location | |
| Location | Bansberia, Hooghly District |
| State | West Bengal |
| Country | India |
  Shown within West Bengal  Hangseshwari Temple (India) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 22°57′51.55″N 88°23′59.31″E / 22.9643194°N 88.3998083°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Bengal temple architecture |
| Style | Unique architecture with 13 minars or Ratnas |
| Founder | Raja Nrisinhadeb Roy |
| Completed | 1814 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | South faced |
| Height (max) | 70 m (230 ft) |
Bansberia is an industrial town positioned in between Bandel and Tribeni. Rani Hanseswari was the mother of Raja Nrisingha Deb Roy, hence the deity is worshipped as Maa Hanseswari. The deity is worshipped as a form of Maa Kali in Hindu mythology. The temple complex has another temple — Ananta Basudeba temple — besides the main temple. Also near is the Swanbhaba Kali temple built by Raja Nrisinha Deb Roy Mahasay in 1788.[3] The Hanseswari temple has a distinctive architecture different from the usual pattern present in this area, consisting 13 minars or Ratnas, each built as a blooming lotus bud. The inner structure of the building resembles human anatomy. It was started by Raja Nrisingha Deb Roy Mahasay and later completed by his widow wife Rani Sankari in 1814.
The architecture of the temples is the representation of "Tantrik Satchakrabhed". The structure tells about the structure of a human body, because the five storied temple is like the five parts of the human body, namely, Bajraksha, Ira, Chitrini, Pingala and Sushumna.[4]
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Hangseshwari temple from inside the Basudev temple
References edit
- ^ De, Sambhu Chandra (1908). The Bansberia raj. University of California Libraries. Calcutta, B.B. Munshi: Pooran Press. p. 49.
- ^ Dey, Amalendu (1 November 1960). Samaj O Sanskriti. Calcutta, 14/1, Peary Mohan Roy Road: Ratna Publishers. p. 184.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Sikha Banerjee, "Story of the Hanseswari Temple, Banshberia", from Chitrolekha International Magazine on Art and Design, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2012 Special Issue on the Temples of Bengal Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Welcome to Mygod". Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
External links edit
- Hanseswari temple in Hoogly district website
- Hangseswari temple in West Bengal Tourism website Archived 14 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine