Kripamayee Kali Temple

Kripamayee Kali Temple কৃপাময়ী কালী মন্দির
Kripamayee Kali Temple কৃপাময়ী কালী মন্দির Location in West Bengal
Name
Other names	Jay Mitra Kalibari
Proper name	Kripamayee Kali Temple
Geography
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Paschimbanga
Location	Baranagar
Culture
Primary deity	Kali
Architecture
Architectural styles	Bengal architecture
History and governance
Date built	1848
Creator	Jayram Mitra

Kripamayee Kali Temple (Bengali: কৃপাময়ী কালী মন্দির Kripamôyee Kali Môndir), commonly known as Jay Mitra Kalibari (Bengali: জয় মিত্র কালীবাড়ি, Jôy Mitrô Kalibari ), is a Hindu temple located on the eastern banks of Hooghly river at Baranagar (near Kolkata) in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of Paschimbanga (West Bengal). The presiding deity of the temple is Kripamayee ("She who is merciful"), a form of Kali. The temple was built in 1848 by Jayram Mitra, a famous zamindar and a devotee of Kali. It is a colossal nabaratna (nine-spired) temple with twelve shrines dedicated to Shiva, Kali’s consort.