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'''Dakshineswar''' is a locality in the North 24 Parganas under the jurisdiction of [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]]. This place is historically famous for the great temple of Goddess Kali, locally known as '''Maa Bhabatarini Mandir'''.

==Geography==
===Location===
Dakshineswar is located at {{coord|22.6554310|N|88.3578620|E|}}. Surrounded by Alambazar, [[Baranagar]] (separated by [[Belghoria Expressway]]) in South, Ariadaha in North, [[Dunlop, Kolkata|Dunlop]] in East and [[Ganges River]] (locally called [[Hooghly River]]) in West. [[Hooghly River]] is considered sacred to Hindus and its water is considered holy.
[[File:Belghoria Expressway - Kolkata 2011-09-09 4958.JPG|thumb|right|[[Belghoria Expressway]], Dakshineshwar]]

===Police station===
[[Belgharia#Police station|Belgharia]] police station under [[Barrackpore Police Commissionerate]] has jurisdiction over Kamarhati Municipal area.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook |work = North 24 Parganas 2013, Table 2.1 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 11 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/bkp_commissionerate.php |title = Barrackpore Police Commissionerate | work= List of Police Stations with telephone numbers |publisher= West Bengal Police | access-date = 11 June 2018}}</ref>

==Pilgrimage centre==
Dakshineswar is the most important international pilgrimage centre in the district. [[Dakshineswar Kali Temple]] was built in 1855 by [[Rani Rashmoni]]. The temple is famous for its association with [[Ramakrishna|Shri Ramkrishna Paramhangsha Dev]], a mystic of 19th Century Bengal. Large number of people gather at Dakshineswar throughout the year especially on the day of [[Kali Puja|Shyama Puja]], Shiva Chaturdashi, [[Pahela Baishakh|Bengali New Year's Day]] (''naba barsha''), [[Akshaya Tritiya]] and on 1 January every year on the occasion of [[Kalpataru Day|Kalpataru Utsava]] (the day Shree Ramkrishna attained ''siddhi'')<ref name=l>{{cite web|title=History of the temple|url=http://www.dakshineswarkalitemple.org/history.html|publisher=Dakshineswar Kali Temple|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref><ref name=Bengal>{{cite web|title=Dakshineswar - ''A Heritage''|url=http://www.westbengaltourism.gov.in/web/guest/dakhineswar|publisher=Government of West Bengal|access-date=26 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902101045/http://westbengaltourism.gov.in/web/guest/dakhineswar|archive-date=2 September 2013 |df=dmy}}</ref><ref name=censushandbook>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf |title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Places of religious importance, Page 123 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 23 July 2018}}</ref>

As per the ''District Statistical Handbook'', "Panchabati Ban is the place where Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansha Dev planted five (pancha) trees i.e. Asvattha, Bata, Bel, Asok and Amlaki, under which he used to meditate. The Panchamundi Asan is called so because there are five human skulls buried underneath and Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansha Dev used to sit and meditate on the ''asan'' (seat) and attained ''siddhi'' (enlightenment/attainment with the Holy Spirit i.e. the God; in his case Goddess Kali)."<ref name=censushandbook/>

Adyapeath Ashram, located nearby at Dakshineswar, is the house of deities of Sri Adya Shakti.<ref name=censushandbook/>

==Military Camp==
Dakshineswar is also home to [[Indian Army]], [[Indian Navy]] camps, Border Security Forces. There are various Military housing facilities for the armed forces with a primary school in the camp. The navy also uses the river for various water sports.

==Economy==
===Industry===
WIMCO, a Swedish match company, which established in the 1920s a factory at Dakshineswar, was taken over by [[ITC (company)|ITC Limited]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.itcportal.com/businesses/group-companies/wimco.aspx | title = WIMCO Limited | publisher = ITC | access-date = 25 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/1040918/asp/bengal/story_3773132.asp | title = Wimco closure threat | newspaper = The Telegraph | date=18 September 2004 | access-date = 25 June 2018}}</ref>

Emami Paper Mills Ltd. manufactures newsprint from waste paper. It is one of the largest producers of newsprint in the country. It has two plants – one at Dakshineswar and the other at Balgopalpur, Balasore.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.emamipaper.in/about-us.html | title = Emami Paper Mills Ltd. | publisher = EPML | access-date = 24 July 2018}}</ref>

===Tourism===
Dakshineswar is one of the most important religious shrine for the Hindus and people from all over the World visit the Dakshineswar Kali Temple everyday in numbers. Along with the Kali temple, there are other important Hindu temples like the Adyapeath temple, [[Ramakrishna Sarada Math]] and many more. Because of a large number of temples in the town and the Ganges River flowing by, it is also regarded as a twin town of Varanasi by the locals.

==Transport==
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[[Belghoria Expressway]] is a [[toll road|tolled]] [[Indian Expressways|expressway]] connecting the junction points of [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]] and [[National Highway 16 (India)|NH 16]] at [[Bally, Bally-Jagachha|Rajchandrapur]] (near [[Dankuni]]) to Dakshineswar, across [[Nivedita Setu]] and then to [[National Highway 12 (India)|NH 12]] ([[Jessore Road]]), near [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Dumdum/Kolkata Airport]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/485200706091020.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108041305/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/485200706091020.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=8 November 2012 | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Inauguration of bridge postponed | date=9 June 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gupta|first=Jayanta|title=A cattle track that poses as expressway|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-23/kolkata/30654983_1_nh-6-kona-expressway-kolkata-airport|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710010231/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-23/kolkata/30654983_1_nh-6-kona-expressway-kolkata-airport|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 July 2012|access-date=12 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 January 2012}}</ref> Dakshineswar is also connected by ordinary toll-free PWD Road to [[Dankuni]] across [[Vivekananda Setu]] (old Bally Bridge) and to [[Dunlop, Kolkata|Dunlop]] More on [[Barrackpore Trunk Road]] (part of both [[State Highway 1 (West Bengal)|SH 1]] and [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)|SH 2]]). Dakshineswar is also connected to [[Ariadaha]] via Ramkrishna Paramhansa Dev Road-Rabindranath Tagore Road-D.D. Mondal Ghat Road and to [[Baranagar]] via Surya Sen Road-Deshbandhu Road. Many buses ply along these roads.<ref name=google>Google maps</ref>

[[Dakshineswar railway station]] is 13 km from [[Sealdah railway station]] on the [[Sealdah-Ranaghat line|Calcutta Chord line]] linking [[Dum Dum Junction railway station]] with [[Dankuni Junction railway station]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/sealdah-dankuni-local-32211/17592/325/8034#st | title = 32211 Sealdah-Dankuni local| work = Time Table | publisher = Inidia Rail Info| access-date = 23 July 2018}}</ref>
[[File:Dakshineshwar Station.jpg|thumb|[[Dakshineswar railway station]]]]
Dakshineswar-[[Belur Math]] and Dakshineswar-[[Uttarpara]] ferry services are available across the Hooghly from Maa Bhabatarini Jetty.<ref name=google/>

===Skywalk===
The 350 m long and narrow Rani Rashmoni Road links Dakshineswar bus stand and railway station to the Kali temple. This road is used annually by 13 million devotees. On festival days 1 [[lakh]] people visit Dakshineswar. On 17 March 2015, the Chief Minister [[Mamata Banerjee]] laid the foundation stone of a 400 m long, 10.5 m wide elevated [[Skyway|walkway]] over the congested road to be built at a cost of Rs. 63 crore. The road below would be widened and used only by vehicles. The skywalk will have 12 escalators, 4 elevators and 8 staircases. There is provision for 200 shops inside the skywalk.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Dakshineswar-hawkers-stall-skywalk-project/articleshow/49236313.cms | title = Dakshineswar hawkers stall skyway project | publisher = The Times of India, 6 October 2015 | access-date = 24 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://english.kolkata24x7.com/firhad-hakim-visits-dakshineshwar-skywalk-project-site.html/ | title = Firhad Hakim visits Dakshineswar Sky Walk Project site| publisher = Kolkata 24 X 7, 29 October 2017 | access-date = 24 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkatas-dakshineswar-skywalk-misses-kali-puja-deadline/articleshow/61178323.cms | title = Kolkata's Dakshineswar Sky Walk misses Kali Puja deadline| publisher = The Times of India, 23 October 2017 | access-date = 24 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.anandabazar.com/calcutta/kolkata-news-the-skywalk-is-now-expected-to-be-open-to-pilgrims-in-june-1.787156?ref=dakshineswar-skywalk-topics-topic-stry | title = নতুন বছরেও খুলছে না স্কাইওয়াক (The Skywalk will not be opened in the New Year)| work = in Bengali | publisher = Ananda Bazar Patrika, 15 April 2018 | access-date = 24 July 2018}}</ref> The Skywalk, named Dakshineswar Rani Rashmoni Skywalk, was inaugurated by Banerjee, on 5 November 2018.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.asianage.com/metros/kolkata/061118/mamata-ridicules-bjp-leaders-saffron-attire.html | title = Mamata ridicules BJP leaders' saffron attire | newspaper = Asian Age |access-date = 6 November 2018}}</ref>

===Metro===
The extension of [[Kolkata Metro Line 1]] from Dum Dum to Dakshineswar was sanctioned in 2010–11. It was extended up to [[Noapara, West Bengal|Noapara]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/calcutta/land-cloud-over-dakshineswar-metro-set-to-lift-178182 | title = Land cloud over Dakshineswar Metro set to lift | publisher = The Telegraph, 13 October 2017 | access-date = 24 July 2018}}</ref> The subsequent work was held up because of the encroachments on railway land. The extension was inaugurated on 22 February 2021 and now is a part of Kolkata Metro's North- South Line.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-22|title=Kolkata Metro set to start services till Dakhineshwar from tomorrow|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/kolkata-metro-set-start-services-till-dakhineshwar-tomorrow-1502953587.html|access-date=2021-03-23|website=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Hiralal Majumdar Memorial College for Women|Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women]] was established at Dakshineswar in 1959. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, sociology, history, political science, philosophy, education, journalism, music, geography, economics, zoology, botany, food & nutrition, psychology, chemistry and general courses in BA and B Sc.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hmmcollege.ac.in/ | title = Hiralal Maumdar Memorial College for Women | publisher = HMMCW |access-date = 8 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/HiralalMajumdarMemorialCollegeforWomen/Hiralal_Majumdar_Memorial_College_for_Women.shtml | title = Hiralal Majumdar Memorial College for Women | publisher = College Admission |access-date = 8 May 2018}}</ref>

[[Adyapeath Annada Polytechnic College]]is a government sponsored college and was established at Dakshineswar in 2016. It offers diploma courses in mechanical, electrical and civil engineering.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://engineering.careers360.com/colleges/adyapeath-annada-polytechnic-college-kolkata/courses | title = Adyapeath Annada Polytechnic College, Kolkata | publisher = Careers 360 | access-date = 20 July 2018}}</ref>

Adyapeath Annada B.Ed. College was established at Dakshineswar in 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.adyapeathannadabedcollege.com/about-us/ | title = Adyapeath Annada B.Ed. College | publisher = AABC | access-date = 20 July 2018}}</ref>

Schools like Ariadaha Kalachand High School, Dakshineswar High School (oldest educational institution of the area), Dakshineswar Sri Sri Sarada Devi Balika Vidyalaya and Dakshineswar Bharati Bhaban Girl's School are there for Primary and secondary education.

==External links==
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==References==
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{{Kolkata neighbourhoods}}
{{Temple towns in West Bengal}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]

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