SATYANESWAN

SATYANESWAN: JAPANESE TEMPLE

Long since I knew that there is an old Japanese temple near Rabindra Sarobar. But I was never sure of its exact location and therefore, opened the Google Map to discover that it is quite near to my place. On 11 th February, 2018, I thought of visiting there. Instead of visiting   Rabindra Sarobar via Lake Gardens flyover, I drove over the Dhakuria bridge, took an u-turn towards the right side and proceeded ahead keeping AMRI Hospital on my left , then took a right turn to reach the temple gate on my left on Kavi Bharati Sarani   erstwhile Lake Road. I could see from the road the golden peak of the milk white Pagoda, shining under the morning Sun. Unfortunately the gate was under lock and key from inside. I ask the people loitering on the street. They were neither aware of the timings nor interested. I had no option but to wait outside and tried to announce my presence shaking the gate a little. A gentle man came out of the temple and asked my intention. Once aware