Kalighat Kali Temple Kolkata
Kalighat Temple Photo
Kalighat Kali Temple is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites in India. It is also known as Mahatirtva Kalighat or Hindu Temple. The temple is located at Kalighat, a popular city in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas of Sati Mata. I came to know from the local Kalima devotee that the right toe of Dakshinayani Sati Mata fell here about 200 years ago. That is the origin of this temple. This mother's seat is known as Dakshin Kalika and Bhairab Nakulesh. At present the temple is divided into six sections like Shoshti Tala, Natmandir, Jor Bangla, Harkath Tala, Radha-Krishna Temple and Kundupukur. Every day a lot of devotees come from abroad to worship at the feet of the Kalima. However, on any date (Poyla Boishakh, Snana Yatra, Durga Puja and Kali Puja) or Saturday and Tuesday, the number of devotees doubles.
Kalighat Kali Temple History
It is known from the Pandavas who worshiped Kalima that In Kalikund Lake, the fossil of the right toe of Sati Mata is get by Padmavati Devi, who is the mother of Laxmikant Roy Chowdhury. She placed the fossil of the finger in the temple. From this the name of Kalighat temple started. In the 15th century this original temple was like a small hut. Later in 1809, Laxmikant Roy Chowdhury, son of Shivdas Roy Chowdhury, Savarna Zamindar of Barisha, built the temple on his 595 bighas of land at a cost of thirty thousand rupees (₹ 30,000).
Kalighat Kali Temple Old Picture
So that the incoming devotees can worship the mother well and walk around the fair ground. The present Dakshina Kali idol is a replica of Bhubaneswari Mata, the goddess of the Savarna Roychowdhury family, built in 1550 AD. This idol was made by two saints Brahmananda Giri and Atmaram Giri. It is heard that the name of the city of Kolkata is also derived from the word Kalighat.
Kalighat Kali Maa
The statue of Kalimaya in the Kalighat temple is very beautifully made. The goddess has three huge eyes, a long outstretched tongue, four arms and Baba Mahadev lying under her feet. There are a sword in one of her two left hands, a detached head of an asura in the other, and a coin in one of the two right hands, a Chandmala in the other. There are also 108 garlands of Jaba flowers around the neck.
Various devotees donated to build Kali Mata. Among them was Gokulchandra Ghoshal, Diwan of the East India Company, who donated silver hands, later a man named Kalicharan Mallick donated gold hands, Ramnarayan Sarkar of Beleghata donated a crown, Raja Indrachandra Singh of Paikpara donated gold tongues, The army chief of Nepal donated the umbrella over the goddess's head.
Update 2016: In 2016 the mother's tongue and sword were replaced. Now the tongue is wrapped in 558 grams of gold on two kilos of silver. The sword of Kalima is also replaced with the tongue. Now the sword is made of two kilos of gold.
Kalighat Temple Kali Puja
Kali Maa is worshiped every day according to Hindu customs. However, the Kali Ma is worshiped on different dates, but the number of devotees on the date increases a lot. Kalima is bathed once a year on the day of Snana Yatra. Patha Boli is given here on special days.
The main festival of Hindus are Dwibali. Kali Pujo is celebrated all over India in this Dwibali. On this day many devotees gather to worship at the feet of Kali Ma.
Kalighat Kali Temple Aarti
A special interest in the Kalighat Kali Temple is Aarti. This Aarti is held in the morning, noon and evening. The first Aarti of the temple starts at 4 am very early in the morning. During the Aarti, the high priest stands in front of the idol of the Kalima, waving a lamp in his hand and chanting the Kalima's mantra. And all the devotees stand behind and join hands and worship the Kalima. After the end of Aarti, Bhoga or Prasad begins to be distributed.
Kalighat Kali Temple Timings
The Kali Temple at Kalighat is open daily from 05:00 am to 02:00 pm and from 05:00 pm to 10:30 pm. Bhog or Prasad is given from 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm.
• Visiting Hours: 05:00 am to 02:00 pm / 05:00 pm to 10:30 pm
• Bhog or Prasad: 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm
Kalighat Kali temple Address
Kalighat Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700026, India
• Location: Kalighat, Kolkata
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