Kalighat Kali Temple

Goddess KALI

Kalighat Kali Temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, is a Hindu temple is dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Kali. Standing on the old course on the bank of the river Hooghly which is also popular also known as Bhagirathi in Kolkata, West Bengal, Kalighat is a ghat which is sacred to Kali. Fromthe word Kalighat, it is said that the name kolkata have been derived, the river has almost drifted away. Now the temple stands on a small canal called Adi Ganga which connects with Hooghly.

In spite of sectarian  differences, almost thousands of devotees visit this temple from all parts of the world, they treat Goddess Kali, almost like a human mother, and pray for their domestic problems, and when their wishes are fulfilled they return to this place praying to express the gratitude. This kind of religious attitude toward the Goddess is actually taught and guided by the priests.

The diety of Kalighat temple is different, it does not follow the pattern of other images of Kali in Bengal. This current idol of touchstone has been made by two saints Brahmananda Giri and Atmaram Giri.