DAKSHINESWAR

Built in the traditional 'Nava-ratna' or nine spires style of Bengal architecture, the three-storeyed south-facing temple has nine spires distributed in upper two storeys, and stands on a high platform with a flight of stairs, overall it measures 46 feet (14 m) square and rises over 100 feet (30 m) high.Sri Ramkrishna Paramhans, one of the greatest religious reformers is closely associated with this Dakshineswar temple. He first came to the temple, accompanying his brother to assist him in the performance of the holy rituals. According to legends, this was the vary place, where Ramakrishna attained his divine enlightenment. Here he obtained a spiritual vision and witnessed a holy glance of Goddess Kali