The Dakshineshwar Kali Temple and ghat seen from a boat on the Ganga. |
On the banks of the Ganges River north of Kolkata are two of the most remarkable religious sites in all of India. On one side is the Dakshineshwar Kali Temple, where Sri Ramakrishna practiced intense spiritual disciplines while serving as the priest of the Goddess Kali. The temple compound has become a place of pilgrimage for devotees of Mother Kali and Sri Ramakrishna alike. Down river, on the other side of the Ganga, is Belur Math, the monastery founded by Swami Vivekananda, the world-renowned disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, which has become the world headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission.
In 2003, monks from Atma Jyoti Ashram visited Bengal, staying at Belur Math, and filmed the long-awaited pilgirmage from the Math to Ma Kali's Dakshineswar Temple. This video is a short (eleven minutes) edited version of that footage. |
