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Village in West Bengal, India
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Kamarpukur and Jayrambati are two villages in West Bengal, separated by the imaginary district boundary of Bankura and Hooghly. Thousands of people visit these villages every year from the various parts of the world and get spiritually refreshed and elevated.
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The area contains the hut where Sri Ramakrishna spent his childhood, a temple dedicated to him and a Shiva temple called Jugīder Shib Mondir (যুগীদের শিব মন্দির). Facing towards the east, the Shiva temple has terracotta works at the walls. It is said that Sri Ramakrishna used to read Hindu scriptures in the temple.
গড় মান্দারণ Goṛ Māndāroṇ
A popular picnic spot with a historic fort. The fort was under the control of Gajapati Kapilendra Deva of Odisha but was later lost to Bengal. There is also a tomb of the warrior Shah Ismail Ghazi.
হালদারপুকুর Hāldārpukur
রঘুবীর মন্দির Roghubīr Mondir
A laterite temple belonged to the Rai family of Satberia. Khudiram Chattopadhyay, the father of Sri Ramakrishna, used to perform priestly duties in the temple when Ramananda Rai was the zamindar of Satberia.
মায়ের দীঘি Māyer Dīghi
It is said that Sarada Devi in her girlhood used to cut grass for cows in neck-deep water from this very tank. Visitors and the village-folks take their bath here and get refreshed.
শ্রীশ্রী মাতৃমন্দির Shrīshrī Mātrimondir
The temple was constructed on the birthplace of Sarada Devi. The deity in the Matri Mandir is positioned exactly on the spot where Sarada Devi was born.
ফুল্লেশ্বরী মন্দির Phulleshworī Mondir
Famous for its Gajan festival with a large fair.
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By bus
Buses are available from Kamarpukur to other destinations in West Bengal.
Like the rest of West Bengal, there are rickshaw services to get around the villages, including totos (electric rickshaws).
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