Sightseeing in Santipur
Santipur has 3 places covered here for sightseeing in Santipur, including Naba Kailash Mandir, Siddheshwari Kali Mandir and Brindaban Chandra's Math. Each page lists timings,
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Santipur has 3 places covered here for sightseeing in Santipur, including Naba Kailash Mandir, Siddheshwari Kali Mandir and Brindaban Chandra's Math. Each page lists timings, entry fees and directions where sources provide them.
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Naba Kailash Mandir
Naba Kailash Mandir is a Shiva temple in Kalna City of Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. The temple structure, completed in 1809, consists of a combination of two concentric circles with a total of 108 small temples, each dedicated to Shiva. It represents the number of beads on a japamala, and the walls of this temple depict episodes from Mahabharata and Ramayana and many hunting scenes. There are seventy-four temples in the outer circle and thirty-four temples in the inner circle. Each of these 108 temples has a Shiva linga.
Siddheshwari Kali Mandir
Siddheshwari Kali Mandir is a Śākta temple in Kalna City in Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. The Hindu goddess Kali or Kalika is worshiped in the form of Siddheshwari in this temple. Built by Chitrasen Roy, a zamindar of Burdwan, the temple stands near the banks of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly river in the northeastern part of the city. The temple is a great example of Jor-bangla architecture; established in the fifth decade of the 18th century. There are five Shiva temples in the temple premises, which were built in the 18th century.
Brindaban Chandra's Math
Brindaban Chandra's Math, or Brindaban Chandra Math, is a complex of 17th–18th century temples at Guptipara in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Brindaban Chandra's Math, or Brindaban Chandra Math, is a complex of 17th–18th century temples at Guptipara in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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