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Shri Laxminarayan Temple, Bhawanipur, Kolkata is a prominent and popular Hindu temple located in heart of South Kolkata at Sarat Bose Road in Bhawanipore locality Kolkata. The temple houses deities of Lakshmi Narayana, Rama - Sita - Lakshmana and Shiva Lingum in main Garbhagriha. Also there are idols of Hanumanji, Ganesha in side panel.

It is popular as temple complex also houses Dharamshala offering cheap lodging facilities and also has large hall, which they offer at very cheap rent for functions like social meeting, marriage and discourse. It is managed by a non-profit charitable trust founded by Gujarati diaspora of town.[1][2][3][4][5][6]


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  1. ^ "লক্ষ্মী-নারায়ণ মন্দিরে গিয়ে আরতি মমতার". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ^ "CM Mamata offers prayers at Laxmi Narayan Mandir in Bhabanipur". Yahoo News. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ^ Nair, P. Thankappan (2004). South Indians in Kolkata: History of Kannadigas, Konkanis, Malayalees, Tamilians, Telugus, South Indian Dishes, and Tippoo Sultan's Heirs in Calcutta. Punthi Pustak. pp. 98, 103. ISBN 978-81-86791-50-9. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Bengal: Mamata Banerjee campaigns in poll-bound Bhabanipur, visits temple | Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management". Indiablooms.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  5. ^ "मस्जिद के बाद दीदी की मंदिर में दस्तक: गैर बंगालियों के बीच कहा- हिंदुस्तान को तालिबान नहीं बनने देंगे". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Innovation with tradition: Kolkata's expansive Garba culture". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraaph India. Retrieved 17 December 2023.