Kalighat

The temple is open from 5.00 A.M. to 2.00 P.M and 5.00 P.M to 10.30 P.M. /

It is closed from 2.00 P.M to 5.00 P.M. for Bhog. There are Aarthis in the morning and evening.

OPENING MORNING OPENING MORNING FOR PUBLIC NITYA PUJA BHOG RAG SANDHA AARATI CLOSER TIME
4 AM 5AM 5.30AM TO 7AM 2 PM TO 3PM (WEEKENDS) | 2.30 PM TO 3.30 PM (Sun/Sat/Tue) 6.30 PM TO 7 PM MONDAY,WEDNESDAY,THURSDAY,FRIDAY – 10:30 PM | TUESDAY,SUNDAY – 11 PM | SATURDAY – 11:30 PM

Note: (GENERAL PUBLIC ARE NOT ALLOWED DURING MORNING ARTI)

Special dates when main temple is open during the day
(Mangal Arati at 5:00 a.m. Sandhy Arati at 6:30 p.m )

Bhog Prasad: YOU CAN GO THERE AND BUY “PERAS”(SWEETS) TO GIVE MA KALI IN THE TEMPLE AND TAKE IT WITH YOU AS “PRASADH”.

BUT YOU CAN NOT JUST GO THERE AND BUY “MATRI BHOG”. YOU HAVE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE “PALADARS” IN THE MANDIR AT LEAST 2 DAYS AGO FOR THAT. ONLY THEN YOU CAN HAVE IT.

For Bhog Contact: JAYSREE HALDER (7003607946/9830350764).

WEDDING: YES

UPANAYAN: YES

MUNDAN: YES

CONTACT: HARI BABU – 033-2463-7545/9831719404

DEBI CHARAN HALDAR – 033-2464-5777

MEJ DA -8017154024,9674303288

1. KALI PUJA

2. DURGA PUJA

3. RAM NABAMI/DOL OR HOLI (***MA KALI ON THIS DAY USE TO PLAY HOLI INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINAL DAY OF THE HOLI. USUALY MA KALI LIKES TO EAT NON VEG BUT ONLY ON THIS OCCASION HER FOODS ARE ALL VEG. ON THAT DAY SHE BECOMES “KRISHNA KALI”.)

4. BIPADTARINI ***DATES DEPENDS ON THE “TITHI”

WHEN YOU GO IN THE MANDIR AREA YOU WILL FIND MORE THAN 200 STALLS. EVERY ONE WILL PROVIDE YOU “PANDAS” AND SET OF PRASAD , FLOWERS ETC. THESE PEOPLE WILL TAKE YOU INSIDE THE TEMPLE. VERY EASY TO GET THEM.

PHOTOGRAPHY : PROHIBITED

Kalighat Temple is one of the 52 sati piths. It is dedicated to goddess Kali. The Kalighat temple in its present form is only about 200 years old, although it has been referred to in Mansar Bhasan composed in the 15th century, and in Kavi Kankan Chandi of the 17th century.

Kalighat represents the site where the toes of the right foot of sati fell.

The original temple was a small hut. A small temple was constructed by King Manasingha in the early Sixteenth century. The present temple was erected under the patronage of the Sabarna Roy Chowdhury family of Banisha. It was completed in 1809. The Haldar family claims to be the original owners of the temple property. But this was disputed by the Chowdhrys of Banisha. In the nineteen sixties a committee was formed for the administrative management of the temple with representation from the Government and the Haldar family.

Maa Kali is the dark goddess. She is the representative of the true nature, mother nature. She is referred to as a great and loving primordial Mother Goddess in the Hindu tantric tradition.

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