Lower Ganga Plain

☗ Chandranath Hill
↪ Sitakunda Bhavani (Chattala Shakti Peetha) (Shakti Peetha)

► Dahapara Kiriteshwari (Shakti Peetha)
(Murshidabad district, West Bengal)

- Dahapara Kiriteshwari temple can be visited from Murshidabad (30 km) and Kolkata (200 km).

▬ River Bhagirathi flows
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Dahapara as Kirita Shakti Peetha (identified with Dahapara Kiriteshwari). The Kirita (Diadem) of Devi had fallen here.

► Ketugram Bahula (Shakti Peetha)
(Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal)

- Ketugram Bahula temple is in Ketugram village which is near Katwa (15 km).

▬ River Ajay flows
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Ketugram as Bahula Shakti Peetha (identified with Ketugram Bahula). The Vama Bahu (Left Arm) of Devi had fallen here.

► Kshiragram Yogadya (Jogadya) (Shakti Peetha)
(Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal)

- Kshiragram Yogadya (Jogadya) temple can be visited from Katwa (20 km) and Bardhaman (42 km). The nearest railway station is Kaichar (4 km from the temple and 36 km from Bardhaman).

◼ Kshir-Dighi (Temple Tank where the Toe of Devi is said to have fallen)
◼ Sagar-Dighi (where Devi Yogadya first wore her bangles)
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Kshiragram as Kshiragrama Shakti Peetha (identified with Kshiragram Yogadya or Jogadya). The Daksha Angushtha (Right Toe) of Devi had fallen here.

► Juranpur Jaya Durga (Shakti Peetha)
(Nadia district, West Bengal)

- The temple is located in Juranpur, Kaliganj block (Katwa - Debagram route). The temple can be visited from Debagram (20 km) and Katwa (25 km).

▬ River Bhagirathi flows
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Juranpur as Kalighata Shakti Peetha (identified with Juranpur Jaya Durga).

► Tamluk Bargabhima (Shakti Peetha)
(Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal)

- Tamluk Bargabhima temple can be visited from Kolkata (85 km) and Haldia (36 km).

▬ River Rupnarayan flows
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Tamluk as Vibhashaka Shakti Peetha (identified with Tamluk Bargabhima). The Vama Gulpha (Left Ankle) of Devi had fallen here.

► Khanakul Ratnavali (Shakti Peetha)
(Hooghly district, West Bengal)

- The temple is located in Khanakul.

▬ River Ratnakar flows
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Khanakul as Ratnavali Shakti Peetha (identified with Khanakul Ratnavali).

► Kalighat Kali (Shakti Peetha)
(Kolkata district, West Bengal)

- The temple is located in Kalighat within the city of Kolkata..

▬ River Ganga (Adi Ganga) (a canal to river Hooghly)
◼ Kundupukur Tank (where the toe of Devi Sati was discovered)
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Kalighat as Kalipitha Shakti Peetha (identified with Kalighat Kali).

◍ Bardhaman Kamalakanta Kalibari - A famous temple of Devi Kali associated with sadhak Kamalakanta:

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

◍ Dakshineshwar Bhavatarini Kali - A famous temple of Devi Kali associated with Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsha:

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

◍ Dakshineshwar Adyapeeth - A famous temple of Devi Kali associated with Sri Annada Thakur:

- Dakshineshwar Adyapeeth
(North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Adya Kali
▬ River Ganga (Hooghly) flows

◍ Halishahar Ramprasad Vita - A famous temple of Devi Kali associated with sadhak Ramprasad:

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

◍ Tarakeshwar - A famous temple of Lord Shiva:

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

◍ Nabadwip - Mayapur Dham - A famous pilgrimage (birthplace) of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu:

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

◍ ► Ganga Sagar
(South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal)

◉ Ganga - Sagara Sangam (Confluence)
◼ Kapil Kund
(Lower Ganga Plain)

• Kapila: Lord Kapila (Kapil Muni) is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He delivered 60000 sons of king Sagara (with the touch of river Ganga) in Ganga Sagar who were earlier reduced to ashes by his anger. There is a hermitage of Kapil Muni in Ganga Sagar.
- Kapil Muni Ashram

• Ganga: King Bhagaratha performed penance and brought river Ganga to Ganga Sagar after descent from the celestial region (to deliver the 60000 sons of king Sagara).
- Ganga Sagar

• Sages: Sages associated with Ganga Sagar:

○ Kapila: There is a hermitage of Kapil Muni in Ganga Sagar.


देवि सुरेश्वरि भगवति गङ्गे त्रिभुवनतारिणि तरलतरङ्गे ।
शङ्करमौलिविहारिणि विमले मम मतिरास्तां तव पदकमले ॥
- Ganga Stotram - verse 1 (River Ganga merges with the Sea at Ganga Sagar)

► Shikarpur Ugratara (Shakti Peetha)
(Barishal district, Bangladesh)

▬ River Sugandha flows
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Shikarpur as Sugandha Shakti Peetha (identified with Shikarpur Ugratara).

► Sitakunda Bhavani (Shakti Peetha)
(Chittagong district, Bangladesh)

- The Temple is located in Sitakunda town at the base of Chandranath or Chandrasekhara Hill.

☗ Chandranath Hill
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Sitakunda as Chattala Shakti Peetha (identified with Sitakunda Bhavani).

► Bhabanipur Aparna (Shakti Peetha)
(Bogra district, Bangladesh)

- The Temple is located in Bhabanipur village.

☗ Chandranath Hill
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Bhabanipur as Karatoya Shakti Peetha (identified with Bhabanipur Aparna).

► Ishwaripur Jashoreshwari (Shakti Peetha)
(Satkhira district, Bangladesh)

- The Temple is located in Ishwaripur.

▬ River Ichamati flows
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Ishwaripur as Yashora Shakti Peetha (identified with Ishwaripur Jashoreshwari).