Sarbamangala Mandir

Getting there

• By air

  Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport at Dum Dum in Kolkata is 97 km away. Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport at Andal, in Paschim Bardhaman, is also named as the nearest airport.

• By train

  The nearest railway station is Burdwan Junction. Bardhaman railway station also serves the town on the Howrah-Delhi main line.

• By road

  National Highway 19, the old Grand Trunk Road from Kolkata to Agra, passes through the district. South Bengal State Transport Corporation and private operators run buses from Esplanade and Salt Lake in Kolkata, among other towns.

Why devotees come here

Sarbamangala Mandir stands in Burdwan, West Bengal, and is described as the first navaratna temple in undivided Bengal. It is the home of Mata Sarbamangala, presiding deity of the Bardhaman Raj.

Mata Sarbamangala is the presiding deity of the Bardhaman Raj. Legend says her idol was found on the sand-bed of the Damodar River. The idol is said to be around 1000 years old, older than the 1702 temple building.

Maharaja Kirtichand built the temple in 1702 on D.N. Sarkar Road in Burdwan. It is a navaratna temple, and the district page calls it the first of its kind in undivided Bengal. Inside is a nata mandir with a terracotta panel of Durga.

The temple is in Bardhaman, the headquarters of Purba Bardhaman district. The town became a district capital during British rule and is the headquarters today. The main Howrah-Delhi rail track passes through the town. The nearest railway station is Burdwan Junction.

Tips for your visit

• Ask the driver for the Sarkar Road address in Burdwan.
• Bardhamaneswar Shiva temple is nearby and has a huge Shiva idol.
• Kankaleshwari Mandir at Kanchanagar is also nearby.

Questions people ask