Jayrambati
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About Jayrambati
Kamarpukur and Jayrambati are two villages in West Bengal, separated by the imaginary district boundary of Bankura and Hooghly. Thousands of people visit these villages every year from the various parts of the world and get spiritually refreshed and elevated.
Kamarpukur (কামারপুকুর Kāmārpukur) is best known as the birthplace of Gadadhar Chattopadhyay, better known as Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa. The village was once surrounded by extensive fields, often looked like an island floating in a vast sea of green. Apart from agriculture, it was also noted for cottage industries. The signs of ancient prosperity are still visible everywhere at Kamarpukur. A number of ponds, tanks and old buildings and dilapidated temples still bear witness to its old glory. People belonging to the different strata of society live in peace in the tranquil atmosphere of the village.
Jayrambati (জয়রামবাটী Joyrāmbāṭī) is known as the birthplace of Sarada Devi, wife of Sri Ramakrishna. Unlike its twin Kamarpukur, the village began to show signs of prosperity mainly after Sarada Devi's advent.
Jayrambati travel guide
Getting there
By train 1 Goghat HWH . Served by local trains from Howrah, albeit less frequently than Tarakeswar. (updated Feb 2026) 2 Jayrambati HWH . Served by one MEMU from Bankura. (updated Jun 2026)
By bus Buses are available from Kamarpukur to other destinations in West Bengal.
3 Kamarpukur Bus Stand. (updated Nov 2022)
Getting around
Like the rest of West Bengal, there are rickshaw services to get around the villages, including totos (electric rickshaws).
See
Kamarpukur 1 Birthplace of Sri Ramakrishna. The area contains the hut where Sri Ramakrishna spent his childhood, a temple dedicated to him and a Shiva temple called Jugīder Shib Mondir (যুগীদের শিব মন্দির). Facing towards the east, the Shiva temple has terracotta works at the walls. It is said that Sri Ramakrishna used to read Hindu scriptures in the temple. (updated Nov 2022) 2 Gar Mandaran (গড় মান্দারণ Goṛ Māndāroṇ). A popular picnic spot with a historic fort. The fort was under the control of Gajapati Kapilendra Deva of Odisha but was later lost to Bengal. There is also a tomb of the warrior Shah Ismail Ghazi. (updated Nov 2022) 3 Haldarpukur (হালদারপুকুর Hāldārpukur). (updated Nov 2022) 4 Raghubir Temple (রঘুবীর মন্দির Roghubīr Mondir), Satberia. A laterite temple belonged to the Rai family of Satberia. Khudiram Chattopadhyay, the father of Sri Ramakrishna, used to perform priestly duties in the temple when Ramananda Rai was the zamindar of Satberia. (updated Feb 2026) 5 Ramakrishna Math. (updated Nov 2022)
Jayrambati 6 Mayer Dighi (মায়ের দীঘি Māyer Dīghi). It is said that Sarada Devi in her girlhood used to cut grass for cows in neck-deep water from this very tank. Visitors and the village-folks take their bath here and get refreshed. (updated Nov 2022) 7 Sri Sri Matri Mandir (শ্রীশ্রী মাতৃমন্দির Shrīshrī Mātrimondir). The temple was constructed on the birthplace of Sarada Devi. The deity in the Matri Mandir is positioned exactly on the spot where Sarada Devi was born. (updated Nov 2022)
Nearby 8 Fulleshwari Temple (ফুল্লেশ্বরী মন্দির Phulleshworī Mondir), Fului. Famous for its Gajan festival with a large fair. (updated Jun 2026)
Do
Events In the Bengali month of Choitro (March—April), Kamarpukur reverberates with songs during the worship of Goddess Manasa and festival of Shiva, and in the following month, devotional choral songs of Hari are sung for three days at a stretch.
Sleep
Although the Yatrinivas (travellers' lodge) run by Ramakrishna Mission is considered an ideal place to lie your weary head, there are several hotels and lodges around Kamarpukur and Jayrambati, each of varying tastes.
1 Kamarpukur Ramakrishna Math Yatrinivas. Online booking in advance. (updated Jan 2023)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.