Kalighat Kali Temple
The other great Kali Shakti Peeth of Kolkata, in the city's south, where a toe of Sati is said to have fallen.
Kamakhya Temple
The supreme Shakti Peeth of the east, atop Nilachal Hill in Assam, a natural next pilgrimage for Kali devotees.
Jagannath Temple, Puri
One of the Char Dham, home of Lord Jagannath and the Rath Yatra, on the Odisha coast.
Dakshineswar pairs naturally with a small circuit of eastern-India shrines. The obvious companion is Kalighat in south Kolkata, the city's other great Kali temple and a revered Shakti Peeth; doing both in a day is a classic Kolkata pilgrimage, though the two sit at opposite ends of the metro. Just across the Hooghly lies Belur Math, the headquarters Ramakrishna's disciple Swami Vivekananda founded, reachable by the ferry that leaves near the temple ghat, so the spiritual thread of Ramakrishna's life ties the near sights together.
For those extending the journey outward, two heavyweight destinations anchor the region. Kamakhya on Nilachal Hill in Guwahati is the supreme Shakti Peeth of the northeast, a fitting deeper pilgrimage for Kali devotees and reachable by overnight train or a short flight. South down the coast, the Jagannath Temple at Puri in Odisha, one of the Char Dham, adds a very different Vaishnava flavour and the spectacle of the Rath Yatra. Both are long hauls from Kolkata, so plan them as separate trips rather than day excursions.
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