Abodes of Ganesha
Temples of Tamilnadu
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Temples of Bengal
| About the Temples of Bengal: Temple architecture in Bengal is illustrative of the architecture of the region. |
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The Kali Temple at Kalighat in Calcutta is a well visited one and is considered to be one of the Shakti Peetha shrines of India. |
| The Ekteswar temple near Bankura is a unique one enshrining Ekapaada Murthy - a manifestation of Shiva. | The Tarakeshwar Temple near Calcutta is a site of great festivity during Shivratri and in the month of Chaitra. | The Syamaleshwar temple at Dantan, near Bengal's border with Orissa, shows a marked influence of the temple culture of Orissa. |
| The Kaali temple at Dakshineswar near Calcutta is closely associated with Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Guru of the spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda. | The following is a pointer, to the several temples that line the landscape of West Bengal. | Ganga Sagar - at the confluence of the Ganga with the ocean is an ancient pilgrimage site associated with Kapilamuni. |
