Hangseshwari Temple

According to the history, Rudru Pandit was related to a family of distinction at Chatra. He took retirement from his family mansion and began a series of religious austerities. As a result of his austerities, Lord Radhaballabh himself is said to have appeared to him in the form of a religious mendicant and instructed him to proceed to Gaur, the capital of Bengal to obtain a stab or stone from the gateway of viceroy and construct an image out of it.

As per the instruction, Rudru Pandit proceeded to Gaur and found that the Viceroy was a devoted Hindu. He told him about the orders he had received and that it should be accomplished without any hassles.
Soon the stone began to emit drops of water and at the same time Viceroy himself happened to pass away. The Minister pointed out that the drops of water dropping from the stone were the tears of the stone and that the inauspicious object should be removed from the palace. Permission was immediately given and Rudru was blessed with the gratification of his wishes.

Rudru set to work immediately on the stone and sculptured the image on it. The mysterious origin of the image soon attracted worshippers and the proprietors. Soon people decided to construct a temple in order to protect the image.

The temple is dedicated to Goddess Hangseshwari, one of the manifestations of Goddess Kali. Devotees come here to worship goddess and seek her blessings in the form of a boon, wealth and fame. It is believed that whosoever visits this temple gets all his desires fulfilled.

As per the legends, Rudru Pandit was related to a family of distinction at Chatra. He took retirement from his family mansion and began a series of religious austerities. As a result of his austerities, Lord Radhaballabh himself is said to have appeared to him in the form of a religious mendicant and instructed him to proceed to Gaur, the capital of Bengal to obtain a stab or stone from the gateway of viceroy and construct an image out of it.

As per the instruction, Rudru Pandit proceeded to Gaur and found that the Viceroy was a devoted Hindu. He told him about the orders he had received and that it should be accomplished without any hassles.
Soon the stone began to emit drops of water and at the same time Viceroy himself happened to pass away. The Minister pointed out that the drops of water dropping from the stone were the tears of the stone and that the inauspicious object should be removed from the palace. Permission was immediately given and Rudru was blessed with the gratification of his wishes.

Rudru set to work immediately on the stone and sculptured the image on it. The mysterious origin of the image soon attracted worshippers and the proprietors. Soon people decided to construct a temple inorder to protect the image.
The structure of the Hangseshwari Temple of West Bengal tells about the structure of a Human Body. Because the five storey temple is like the five parts of our Human body, such as: Bajraksha, Ira, Chitrini, Pingala and Sushumna.