Annapurna Temple, Titagarh

Annapurna Temple
Annapurna Temple
	The Annapurna Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	North 24 Parganas
Deity	Shiva, Annapurna
Location
Location	Titagarh
State	West Bengal
Country	India
	Location in West Bengal
Geographic coordinates	22°44′57″N 88°21′58″E / 22.74923°N 88.36614°E

Annapurna Temple, is a Hindu temple navaratna (nine-pinnacled) heritage^[1] situated on the bank of the Ganges at Rasmani ghat at Titagarh,^[2] Barrackpore in North 24 Paragana.^[3] The temple is similar to the Bhavatarini temple at Dakshineswar.^[4] Inside the main temple sanctum, you can see Lord Shiva and Maa Annapurna idols. The idol of Lord Shiva is made of silver and of Maa Annapurna is made of ashtadhatu (astha means eight and dhatu means metal) which is an alloy of eight metals.

History

Annapurna Temple was built on 12 April 1875, by Jagadamba Devi, youngest daughter of Rani Rashmoni. She was married to Mathur Mohan Biswas, who after the death of his first wife Karunamoyee, married Jagadamba Devi. Their son Dwarikanath Biswas made all the arrangements for the establishment of this temple.^[5] The temple was opened to devotees by Ramakrishna.^[6] Inside the temple complex there is a Natmandir, six Shiva temples and two Nahabatkhanas.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Explore heritage along the Hooghly, bend by bend". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ "NORTH 24 PARGANAS - West Bengal Tourism, Experience Bengal, Dept. of Tourism, Govt. of W. B." wbtourism.gov.in. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ Murshid, Ghulam (25 January 2018). Bengali Culture Over a Thousand Years. Niyogi Books. ISBN 978-93-86906-12-0.
^ Chatterjee, Uday; Biswas, Arindam; Mukherjee, Jenia; Majumdar, Sushobhan (21 April 2022). Advances in Urbanism, Smart Cities, and Sustainability. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-000-57655-9.
^ ভট্টাচার্য, বিভূতিসুন্দর. "মঙ্গলকাব্যের প্রভাবেই বাংলায় শুরু হয় অন্নপূর্ণা আরাধনা". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ অনলাইন, খবর (17 April 2021). "অন্নপূর্ণাপুজো: ব্যারাকপুর অন্নপূর্ণা মন্দিরে এ বার শারীরিক দূরত্ববিধি মেনেই পুজো". KhaborOnline (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 February 2022.

External links

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[:0-1] "Explore heritage along the Hooghly, bend by bend". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

[2] "NORTH 24 PARGANAS - West Bengal Tourism, Experience Bengal, Dept. of Tourism, Govt. of W. B." wbtourism.gov.in. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[3] Murshid, Ghulam (25 January 2018). Bengali Culture Over a Thousand Years. Niyogi Books. ISBN 978-93-86906-12-0.

[4] Chatterjee, Uday; Biswas, Arindam; Mukherjee, Jenia; Majumdar, Sushobhan (21 April 2022). Advances in Urbanism, Smart Cities, and Sustainability. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-000-57655-9.

[5] ভট্টাচার্য, বিভূতিসুন্দর. "মঙ্গলকাব্যের প্রভাবেই বাংলায় শুরু হয় অন্নপূর্ণা আরাধনা". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 February 2022.

[6] অনলাইন, খবর (17 April 2021). "অন্নপূর্ণাপুজো: ব্যারাকপুর অন্নপূর্ণা মন্দিরে এ বার শারীরিক দূরত্ববিধি মেনেই পুজো". KhaborOnline (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 February 2022.

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