Shaktipeeth Shri Kiriteswari Temple, Murshidabad

KIRITESWARI TEMPLE

Kiriteswar, West Bengal, India

Goddess

Goddess Vimala is the main deity of this temple, who is an incarnation of Goddess Parvathi.

God

Here Lord Shiva is worshipped as Sangbart.

Interesting Facts

Sati devi's Crown had fallen here and the temple is also one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - April to June (24°C during day and 20°C during night)Average - May (28°C during the day and 22°C during night)Lowest - December to February (20°C during day and 16°C during night)Monsoon season - August to October

Dress Code

For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.

Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name	Distance	Contact Number
Basulitala Bus Stand	9.4 KM	033-22430736
Dahapara Railway Station	3.2 KM	139
Shah Makhdum Airport	221 KM	+880 721-800153

Railway Station Name	Distance	Contact Number
Dahapara Railway Station	3.2 KM	139

Airport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Shah Makhdum Airport	221 KM	+880 721-800153

Architecture

The temple entrance looks like Shikara view. Kirit Shaktipeeth is also known as Mukteshwari Temple, because at this place the crown of Mother Sati had fallen.

Deity information : The unique feature of this Kiriteswari Temple is the absence of any image or deity. Here Goddess Maa Kiriteswari, also known as Mukuteshwari, (as her mukut or crown fell) is represented only by a Red coloured stone which is worshipped by devotees. The Red coloured stone is covered with a veil and is changed only on Ashtami of each Durga Puja and given a sacred bath. Here the face of Maa Kiriteshwari is indexed.

Religious Significance

In order to make people of the Earth remember about the incident for life time, Vishnu severed the body of Sati into several pieces with Sudarshan Chakra. The body pieces of Sati which have fallen down in different parts of the earth have formed Shakti peethas. Sati had blessed by placing her crown at Kirit Shakti peeth. The previous name of Kiriteswari was Kireetkana. Kireet means the crown. Kireetkana or Kiriteswari is mentioned in the Vabisyapuran, a literature written in the medieval period and it is also heard that in the time of Shankaracharya and the Gupta age the Kiriteswari had the existence.

History

The construction of the temple is more than 1000 years old and this place was considered to be the sleeping place of Mahamaya. Maa Kiriteshwari temple was built by King Darpanarayana Roy during the 19th century. Yogendranaryan Roy, the late king of Lalgola had renovated and taken care of the temple built by Darpanarayan Roy. It is heard that the old temple was destroyed in 1405. It is said that Maa Kiriteshwari was the presiding deity of the ruling house of Murshidabad.

Temple Timings

Day	Timings
All Days	06:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Tours

Airports

Airport Name	Distance
Shamshabad	40 KM
Lorem Ipsum	12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name	Distance
Secunderabad	10 KM
Nampally	12 KM
Begumpet	6 KM
Lingampally	20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name	Distance
MGBS	35 KM
CBS	28 KM
kukatpally	20 KM
Lingampally	30 KM
Uppal	35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Private Transport	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757