![]() What is now known as Rani Rashmoni's house at the junction of Rani Rashmoni Road and S.N.Banerjee Road was initially 70 & 71 Free School Street. She also constructed the Babu Ghat along the River Hoogly and offered considerable charity to the Imperial Library (renamed the National Library of India) and Hindu College (renamed Presidency College). She was engaged in numerous philanthropic activities, which includes construction of a road from the Subarnarekha River to Puri for the benefit of the pilgrims. After his death, his younger brother, Gadadhar Chattopadhyay, soon to be known Ramakrishna Paramahansa, became the chief priest of the temple, with whom she remained closely associated. She founded the Dakshineswar Kali Temple, appointed Ram Kumar Chattopadhyay as the priest of the temple. She was a very religious and generous lady.
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