Vimla or Kiriteshwari Devi Temple, located at Kiritkona (also spelt as Kireetkona) village under the Nabagram CD block in the Lalbag subdivision of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.
The crown of Mother Sati fell here. Shakti is worshipped as Vimla/ Kiriteshwari Shiva is worshipped as Samvarta.
It is a historical record that the original temple of Maa Kiriteshwari was reerected by Darpanarayan Roy, the late king of Lalgola, in the 19th century where the original temple was destroyed in the year 1405 due to a devastating fire or with the continuous Muslim invasions or it may be with the coming of British. Another source says that it was Bhagwan Roy(descendant of Darpanarayan Roy), who the Mughal emperor gave one piece of land, Akbar, on which he, with the assistance of his few followers, built the temple which had its entrance toward the south. At the same time, the new construction facing the east was built by Maharaj Darpanarayan Roy. Later, Yogendranarayan Roy, the late king of Lalgola, was responsible for renovating and caring for the temple.
Visiting time for the pilgrims: 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.(first shift) and 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.(second shift)
Address: Village: Kiritkona, P.O.: Kiriteshwari, P.S.: Nabagram, District: Murshidabad, West Bengal, Pin: 742104.
How to reach:
By Air: The nearest airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. From there, Murshidabad is 195 km away, and the Kiriteshwari Temple is 239 km away. From the airport, taxi services are available for Murshidabad.
By Railway: Murshidabad railway station is connected by train to Howrah and the major cities of India. The nearest railway station is Dahapara, which is 3.2 km away from the temple.
By Road: Murshidabad is well connected by road. From Kolkata, Burdwan, Rampurhat, Siuri, Bolpur, Malda, Krishnanagar and Durgapur, state-run buses ply daily to Murshidabad. The nearest bus stand is Dahapara. Taxis are also available from the places mentioned above.
