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Lower Ganga Plain


Lower Ganga Plain:
(A) Sacred Geography:

Mountains:
Chandranath Hill

Rivers:
▬ River Ajay flows (288 km) -- A tributary of river Bhagirathi
▬ River Bakreshwar flows (86 km) -- A tributary of river Mayurakshi
▬ River Bhagirathi flows (190 km) -- A distributary of river Ganga
▬ River Damodar flows (592 km) -- A tributary of river Hooghly
▬ River Dwarka flows (156 km) -- A tributary of river Bhagirathi
▬ River Hooghly flows (260 km) -- A distributary of river Ganga
▬ River Ichamati flows (216 km) -- A tributary of river Kalindi
▬ River Ishani (Kandor) flows
▬ River Jalangi flows (233 km) -- A tributary of river Bhagirathi
▬ River Karatoya (Phuljhur, Hurasagr) flows (187 km) -- A tributary of river Jamuna
▬ River Mayurakshi flows (250 km) -- A tributary of river Hooghly
▬ River Ratnakar flows
▬ River Rupnarayan flows (80 km) -- A tributary of river Hooghly
▬ River Sugandha flows (30 km) -- A tributary of river Bishkhali
▬ River Teesta (414 km) flows -- A tributary of river Brahmaputra

River Sangams:
Ganga - Sagara Sangam (Confluence)

(B) Pilgrimages:

Devi Bhramari Temple, Shalbari, Falakata, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal Trisrota Shakti Peetha
- Shalbari Bhramari
(Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Bhramari Temple
▬ River Teesta flows

Devi Kiriteshwari Temple, Dahapara, Murshidabad district, West Bengal Kirita Shakti Peetha
- Dahapara Kiriteshwari
(Murshidabad district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Kiriteshwari Temple
▬ River Bhagirathi flows

Devi Nalateshwari Temple, Nalahati, Birbhum district, West Bengal Nalahati Shakti Peetha
- Nalhati Nalateshwari
(Birbhum district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Nalateshwari Temple
Chhotonagpur Plateau

Devi Mahishamardini Temple, Bakreshwar, Birbhum district, West Bengal Vakreshwara Shakti Peetha
- Bakreshwar Mahishamardini
(Birbhum district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Mahishamardini Temple
▬ River Bakreshwar flows
Agni Kunda
Bhairav Kunda
Khar Kunda
Surya Kunda

Devi Phullara Temple, Attahas, Birbhum district, West Bengal Attahasa Shakti Peetha
- Labhpur Attahas Phullara
(Birbhum district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Phullara Temple
▬ River Ishani (or Kandor) flows

Devi Nandikeshwari Temple, Sainthia, Birbhum district, West Bengal Nandipura Shakti Peetha
- Sainthia Nandikeshwari
(Birbhum district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Nandikeshwari Temple
▬ River Mayurakshi flows

Tarapeeth Temple, Rampurhat, Birbhum district, West Bengal Rampurhat Tarapeeth
(Birbhum district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Tara Temple
▬ River Dwarka flows

Devi Bahula Temple, Ketugram, Bardhaman district, West Bengal Bahula Shakti Peetha
- Ketugram Bahula
(Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Bahula Temple
▬ River Ajay flows

Devi Jogadya (Yogadya) Temple, Kshiragram, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal Kshiragrama Shakti Peetha
- Kshiragram Yogadya or Jogadya
(Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Jogadya Temple
Kshir Dighi (Temple Tank)
Sagar Dighi (where Devi Yogadya first wore her bangles)

Kamalakanta Kalibari, Bardhaman, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal Bardhaman Kamalakanta Kalibari
(Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Kali Temple
▬ River Damodar flows

Devi Jaya Durga Temple, Juranpur, Nadia district, West Bengal Kalighata Shakti Peetha
- Juranpur Jaya Durga
(Nadia district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Jaya Durga Temple
▬ River Bhagirathi flows

Nabadwip - Mayapur Dham , Nadia district, West Bengal Nabadwip - Mayapur Dham
(Nadia district, West Bengal)
▬ Nabadwip: River Bhagirathi flows
Saint: Sri Chaitanya Janmasthan Temple
◉ Mayapur: Bhagirathi - Jalangi Sangam (Confluence)

Devi Bargabhima Temple, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal Vibhashaka Shakti Peetha
- Tamluk Bargabhima
(Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Bargabhima Temple
▬ River Rupnarayan flows

Ramprasad Vita, Halishahar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal Halishahar Ramprasad Vita
(North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Kali Temple
▬ River Hooghly flows

Bhavatarini Kali Temple, Dakshnineshwar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal Dakshineshwar Bhavatarini Kali
(North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Bhavatarini Kali Temple
▬ River Hooghly flows

Adya Maa Temple, Adyapeeth, Dakshnineshwar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal Dakshineshwar Adyapeeth
(North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Adya Kali Temple
▬ River Hooghly flows

Devi Ratnavali Temple, Khanakul, Hooghly district, West Bengal Ratnavali Shakti Peetha
- Khanakul Ratnavali
(Hooghly district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Ratnavali Temple
▬ River Ratnakar flows

Devi Kali Temple, Kalighat, Kolkata district, West Bengal Kalipitha Shakti Peetha
- Kalighat Kali
(Kolkata district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Kali Temple
▬ River Adi Ganga (a canal to river Hooghly)
Kundupukur Tank (where the toe of Devi Sati was discovered)

Devi Ugratara temple, Shikarpur, Barishal district, Bangladesh Sugandha Shakti Peetha
- Shikarpur Ugratara
(Barishal district, Bangladesh)
Devi: Devi Ugratara Temple
▬ River Sugandha flows

Devi Bhavani temple, Chandranath Hill, Sitakunda, Chittagong district, Bangladesh Chattala Shakti Peetha
- Sitakunda Bhavani
(Chittagong district, Bangladesh)
Devi: Devi Bhavani Temple
Chandranath Hill

Devi Aparna temple, Bhabanipur, Bogra district, Bangladesh Karatoya Shakti Peetha
- Bhabanipur Aparna
(Bogra district, Bangladesh)
Devi: Devi Aparna Temple
▬ River Karatoya flows

Devi Jashoreshwari Kali temple, Ishwaripur, Satkhira district, Bangladesh Yashora Shakti Peetha
- Ishwaripur Jashoreshwari
(Satkhira district, Bangladesh)
Devi: Devi Jashoreshwari Temple
▬ River Ichamati flows

Baba Taraknath Temple, Tarakeshwar, Hooghly district, West Bengal Tarakeshwar
(Hooghly district, West Bengal)
Shiva: Baba Taraknath Temple
Dudhpukur (Temple Tank)

Kapil Muni Ashram, Ganga Sagar, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal Ganga Sagar Kshetra
- Ganga Sagar
(South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal)
Sage: Kapil Muni Ashram
Ganga - Sagara Sangam (Confluence)
Kapil Kund


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