Hanseswari temple is a Hindu Temple of goddess kali in the town of Banshberia at Hooghly District, Indian state of West Bengal. Basberia presently an industrial town positioned in between Bandel and Tribeni. The temple complex has another temple — Ananta Basudeba temple — besides the main temple. Also near is the Swanbhaba Kali temple
built by Raja Nrisinhadeb Roy Mahasay in 1788. The Hanseswari temple
has a distinctive architecture different from the usual pattern present
in this area, consisting 13 minars or Ratnas, each built as a blooming
lotus bud. The inner structure of the building resembles human
anatomy.It was started by Raja Nrishinghadeb Roy Mahasay and later
completed by his widow wife Rani Sankari.
The architecture of the temples is the representation of "Tantrik Satchakrabhed".
Dates back to the 19th
century with ornate arches. The main deity is the blue neem-wood idol of
the four-armed goddess Hanseswari, a manifestation of Goddess Kali.The
temple is 21 m high and has 13 towers. The peak of each tower is shaped
as a lotus flower. Built according to Tantric principles, this
five-storey shrine follows the structure of a human body - Ira, Pingala,
Bajraksha, Sushumna and Chitrini.
Vasudeva Temple and Swanbhaba Kali Temple are nearby. Bansberia Railway
Station on the Howrah-Katwa main line is the nearest railway station
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