Ward No. 83, Kolkata Municipal Corporation · West Bengal
Kalighat Kali Temple
The temple of the goddess Kali at Kalighat in Kolkata, one of the 51 Shakti Pithas.
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West Bengal · Temple listing
Kripamayee Kali Temple
01 · Discover
History & tradition
Kripamayee Kali Temple, commonly known as Joy Mitra Kalibari, is a temple of the goddess Kali on the eastern bank of the Hooghly at Baranagar in Kolkata, West Bengal. It was built in 1848 by Jai Narayan Mitra, a zamindar and devotee of Kali, who bought a plot of three bighas and founded the temple. The presiding deity is Kripamayee, ‘she who is merciful’, a form of Kali. The temple is a large nabaratna, or nine-spired, structure, with twelve shrines dedicated to Shiva.
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Deity & dedicationNot yet confirmed
Dates from1852 CE
ArchitectureNavaratna
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Kripamayee Kali Temple
Baranagar, West Bengal
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04 · At the temple
Darshan & customs
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
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