Hooghly Hangseshwari Temple- West Bengal

Address

Bansberia Rd, Bansberia,

Hooghly district,

West Bengal 712502

Amman

Hangseshwari

Introduction

Hangseswari temple (Hanseswari temple) is a ratna temple located in the town of Bansberia at Hooghly District, West Bengal, India. The presiding deity of the temple is Hangseswari, a form of Maa adi parashakti jagatjanani dakshina Kali in mythology. In December 1799, Raja Nrisinhadeb Roy Mahasay laid the foundation stone of this temple. But after completion of the second storey in 1802, the founder died leaving this far-famed temple incomplete. His second wife Rani Sankari completed the rest of the work in 1814. The temple is known for its unique ratna architecture.

Puranic Significance

Bansberia is an industrial town positioned in between Bandel and Tribeni. Rani Hanseswari was the mother of Raja Nrisingha Deb Roy; hence the deity is worshipped as Maa Hanseswari. The deity is worshipped as a form of Maa Kali in mythology. The temple complex has another temple — Ananta Basudeba temple — besides the main temple. The Hanseswari temple has a distinctive architecture different from the usual pattern present in this area, consisting 13 minars or Ratnas, each built as a blooming lotus bud. The inner structure of the building resembles human anatomy. It was started by Raja Nrisingha Deb Roy Mahasay and later completed by his widow wife Rani Sankari in 1814.