Maa Ratnavali (Maa Anandamayee ) (Khanakul , Hooghly ,West Bengal)

Locally known as Anandamayee Temple, Ratnavali, on the banks of Ratnakar River at Khanakul-Krishnanagar, district Hooghly, West Bengal, India. The dakshina skandha (right shoulder) of the Goddess fell here. Shakti is known as Kumari and Bhairava as Shiva Khanakul is about 90 kms from Kolkata. Locally, the Temple is known as Anandamayee Temple.

An awe-inspiring power of the Universe - “Ratnavali shakti peetha” is one of the historic places in India, where the divine power is worshipped as a Devi Shakti -“Kumari” by Hindu devotees and daily offered with sweets, fruits and anna-bhog.

According to the Hindu legends, it is whispered that Devi Sati’s “Right Shoulder” fell here. The main idols of this legendary divine place are Devi as “Kumari” and Lord Shiva as “Bhairav” (remover of terror), worshipped here. The holy place is dedicated to Maa Durga and Lord Shiva. The Ratnavali Shakthi Peeth is located in the Hoogly district in West Bengal. Buses are quite frequent to this temple and is not so difficult to reach. The temple remains open for a long time. Since we went there not during the peak season time it was not crowded and was very quite and calm.