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Lower Ganga Plain

• Sacred Geography:

☗ Chandranath Hill
↪ Sitakunda Bhavani (Chattala Shakti Peetha) (Shakti Peetha)

▬ River Teesta flows
↪ Shalbari Bhramari (Trisrota Shakti Peetha) (Shakti Peetha)

▬ River Bhagirathi flows
↪ Dahapara Kiriteshwari (Kirita Shakti Peetha) (Shakti Peetha)
↪ Juranpur Jaya Durga (Kalighata Shakti Peetha) (Shakti Peetha)
↪ Nabadwip - Mayapur Dham

▬ River Ajay flows
↪ Ketugram Bahula (Bahula Shakti Peetha) (Shakti Peetha)

▬ River Damodar flows
↪ Bardhaman Kamalakanta Kalibari

▬ River Rupnarayan flows
↪ Tamluk Bargabhima (Vibhashaka Shakti Peetha) (Shakti Peetha)

▬ River Hooghly flows
↪ Halishahar Ramprasad Vita
↪ Dakshineshwar Bhavatarini Kali
↪ Dakshineshwar Adyapeeth
↪ Kalighat Kali (Kalipitha Shakti Peetha) (Shakti Peetha)

▬ River Ratnakar flows
↪ Khanakul Ratnavali (Ratnavali Shakti Peetha) (Shakti Peetha)

▬ River Sugandha flows
↪ Shikarpur Ugratara (Sugandha Shakti Peetha) (Shakti Peetha)

▬ River Karatoya flows
↪ Bhabanipur Aparna (Karatoya Shakti Peetha) (Shakti Peetha)

▬ River Ichamati flows
↪ Ishwaripur Jashoreshwari (Yashora Shakti Peetha) (Shakti Peetha)

▬ River Jalangi flows
↪ Nabadwip - Mayapur Dham

◉ Ganga - Sagara Sangam
↪ Ganga Sagar

• Pilgrimages:

• Lower Ganga Plain (West Bengal) (Bangladesh):
▬ Bhagirathi (520 km) - Ajay (288 km) - Rupnarayan (72 km) - Ratnakar- Hooghly (520 km) - Damodar (592 km) - Jalangi (233 km) - Sugandha (21 km) - Karatoya- Ichamati (208 km) flows
- Dahapara Kiriteshwari (Shakti Peetha) (Bhagirathi flows)
- Ketugram Bahula (Shakti Peetha) (Ajay flows)
- Kshiragram Yogadya (Shakti Peetha)
- Juranpur Jaya Durga (Shakti Peetha) (Bhagirathi flows)
- Tamluk Bargabhima (Shakti Peetha) (Rupnarayan flows)
- Khanakul Ratnavali (Shakti Peetha) (Ratnakar flows)
- Kalighat Kali (Shakti Peetha) (Hooghly flows)
- Bardhaman Kamalakanta Kalibari (Damodar flows)
- Dakshineshwar Bhavatarini Kali (Hooghly flows)
- Dakshineshwar Adyapeeth (Hooghly flows)
- Halishahar Ramprasad Vita (Hooghly flows)
- Tarakeshwar
- Nabadwip - Mayapur Dham (Bhagirathi - Jalangi Sangam)
- Ganga Sagar (Ganga - Sagar Sangam)
- Shikarpur Ugratara (Shakti Peetha) (Sugandha flows)
- Sitakunda Bhavani (Shakti Peetha)
- Bhabanipur Aparna (Shakti Peetha) (Karatoya flows)
- Ishwaripur Jashoreshwari (Shakti Peetha) (Ichamati flows)

► Dahapara Kiriteshwari (Shakti Peetha)
(Murshidabad district, West Bengal)

- The temple can be visited from Murshidabad (30 km) and Kolkata (200 km).

▬ River Bhagirathi flows
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Dahapara as Kirita Shakti Peetha (identified with Dahapara Kiriteshwari).

► Ketugram Bahula (Shakti Peetha)
(Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal)

- The temple is in Ketugram village and is near Katwa (15 km).

▬ River Ajay flows
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Ketugram as Bahula Shakti Peetha (identified with Ketugram Bahula).

► Kshiragram Yogadya (Jogadya) (Shakti Peetha)
(Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal)

- The temple can be visited from Katwa (20 km) and Bardhaman (42 km). The nearest railway station is Kaichar (4 km from the temple and 36 km from Bardhaman).

◼ Kshir Dighi (Temple Tank)
◼ Sagar Dighi (where Devi Yogadya first wore her bangles)
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Kshiragram as Kshiragrama Shakti Peetha (identified with Kshiragram Yogadya or Jogadya).

► Juranpur Jaya Durga (Shakti Peetha)
(Nadia district, West Bengal)

- The temple is located in Juranpur, Kaliganj block (Katwa - Debagram route). The temple can be visited from Debagram (20 km) and Katwa (25 km).

▬ River Bhagirathi flows
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Juranpur as Kalighata Shakti Peetha (identified with Juranpur Jaya Durga).

► Tamluk Bargabhima (Shakti Peetha)
(Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal)

- The temple can be visited from Kolkata (85 km) and Haldia (36 km).

▬ River Rupnarayan flows
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Tamluk as Vibhashaka Shakti Peetha (identified with Tamluk Bargabhima).

► Khanakul Ratnavali (Shakti Peetha)
(Hooghly district, West Bengal)

- The temple is located in Khanakul.

▬ River Ratnakar flows
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Khanakul as Ratnavali Shakti Peetha (identified with Khanakul Ratnavali).

► Kalighat Kali (Shakti Peetha)
(Kolkata district, West Bengal)

- The temple is located in Kalighat within the city of Kolkata..

▬ River Ganga (Adi Ganga) (a canal to river Hooghly)
◼ Kundupukur Tank (where the toe of Devi Sati was discovered)
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Kalighat as Kalipitha Shakti Peetha (identified with Kalighat Kali).

◍ Bardhaman Kamalakanta Kalibari - A famous temple of Devi Kali associated with sadhak Kamalakanta:

Kamalakanta Kalibari, Bardhaman, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal

Kamalakanta Kalibari, Bardhaman, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal

- Bardhaman Kamalakanta Kalibari
(Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Kali
▬ River Damodar flows

◍ Dakshineshwar Bhavatarini Kali - A famous temple of Devi Kali associated with Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsha:

Bhavatarini Kali Temple, Dakshnineshwar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal

Bhavatarini Kali Temple, Dakshnineshwar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal

- Dakshineshwar Bhavatarini Kali
(North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Bhavatarini Kali
▬ River Ganga (Hooghly) flows

◍ Dakshineshwar Adyapeeth - A famous temple of Devi Kali associated with Sri Annada Thakur:

Adya Maa Temple, Adyapeeth, Dakshnineshwar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal

Adya Maa Temple, Adyapeeth, Dakshnineshwar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal

- Dakshineshwar Adyapeeth
(North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Adya Kali
▬ River Ganga (Hooghly) flows

◍ Halishahar Ramprasad Vita - A famous temple of Devi Kali associated with sadhak Ramprasad:

Ramprasad Vita, Halishahar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal

Ramprasad Vita, Halishahar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal

- Halishahar Ramprasad Vita
(North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Kali
▬ River Hooghly flows

◍ Tarakeshwar - A famous temple of Lord Shiva:

Baba Taraknath Temple, Tarakeshwar, Hooghly district, West Bengal

- Tarakeshwar
(Hooghly district, West Bengal)
Shiva: Baba Taraknath
◼ Dudhpukur (Temple Tank)

◍ Nabadwip - Mayapur Dham - A famous pilgrimage (birthplace) of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu:

Nabadwip - Mayapur Dham , Nadia district, West Bengal

- Nabadwip - Mayapur Dham
(Nadia district, West Bengal)
▬ Nabadwip: River Bhagirathi flows
Saint: Sri Chaitanya Janmasthan Temple
◉ Mayapur: Bhagirathi - Jalangi Sangam (Confluence)

◍ Ganga Sagar Kshetra - Ganga-Sagara Sangam and Kapila Muni Ashram:

Ganga Sagar, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal

Kapil Muni Ashram, Ganga Sagar, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal

- Ganga Sagar
(South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal)
Sages: Kapil Muni Ashram
◉ Ganga - Sagara Sangam (Confluence)
◼ Kapil Kund

► Shikarpur Ugratara (Shakti Peetha)
(Barishal district, Bangladesh)

▬ River Sugandha flows
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Shikarpur as Sugandha Shakti Peetha (identified with Shikarpur Ugratara).

► Sitakunda Bhavani (Shakti Peetha)
(Chittagong district, Bangladesh)

- The Temple is located in Sitakunda town at the base of Chandranath or Chandrasekhara Hill.

☗ Chandranath Hill
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Sitakunda as Chattala Shakti Peetha (identified with Sitakunda Bhavani).

► Bhabanipur Aparna (Shakti Peetha)
(Bogra district, Bangladesh)

- The Temple is located in Bhabanipur village.

☗ Chandranath Hill
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Bhabanipur as Karatoya Shakti Peetha (identified with Bhabanipur Aparna).

► Ishwaripur Jashoreshwari (Shakti Peetha)
(Satkhira district, Bangladesh)

- The Temple is located in Ishwaripur.

▬ River Ichamati flows
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Ishwaripur as Yashora Shakti Peetha (identified with Ishwaripur Jashoreshwari).