Tradition-Dependent IdentificationEditorial Framework #12 of 51
Ratnavali (Khanakul, Hooghly)
रत्नावली (खानाकुल, हुगली) · Anandamayee Temple (Ratnavali) (West Bengal, India)
Editorial & Scholarly Protocol: AnantaMarg uses a 51-site Pithanirnaya-based framework for this catalogue. Other Shakta traditions preserve different enumerations and identifications.
Spiritual Significance
Quiet riverside sanctuary where the right shoulder of Sati is venerated as Goddess Kumari on the sacred Ratnakar stream.
Sacred Triad & Field-Level Provenance
Pithanirnaya RecensionShakti (Devi)Primary
Kumari
कुमारी
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 12
Sources: pithanirnaya
BhairavaPrimary
Shiva
शिव
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 12
Sources: pithanirnaya
Relic / Body PartPrimary
Right Shoulder (Dakshina Skandha)
दाहिना कंधा
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 12
Sources: pithanirnaya
Modern Location & Geographic Coordinates
22.7214° N, 87.8631° EIdentified Site
Anandamayee Temple (Ratnavali)
Khanakul-Krishnanagar on Ratnakar river
State/Province & Country
Hooghly, West Bengal (India)
Access Guidance: Approx 75 km northwest of Kolkata; accessible via Tarakeswar railway station (25 km).
Documentary Sources & Provenance Hierarchy
Tier 1 — Scriptural Texts (प्रामाणिक धार्मिक ग्रंथ)
- Pithanirnaya (Mahapithanirupana) (Verse 12) [D.C. Sircar (1948)]
Tier 2 & 3 — Institutional, Archaeological & Scholarly Sources
- Hooghly District Administration (government tourism)