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Boro Maa Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Naihati, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal in India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition.
Kali (/ ˈ k ɑː l iː /; Sanskrit: काली, IAST: Kālī), also called Kalika, is a major goddess in Hinduism, primarily associated with time, death and destruction. Kali is also connected with transcendental knowledge and is the first of the ten Mahavidyas, a group of goddesses who provide liberating knowledge.
Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition. [1] The temple is one of the 51 Shakti Pithas in India. [2]
Thanthania Kalibari is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, first of the ten Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition. [1] One of the oldest Kali temples in Kolkata, Maa Kali is worshipped here as "Maa Siddheshwari". [2]
Kali Puja (ISO: Kālī Pūjā), also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja, [1] is a festival originating from the Indian subcontinent, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali.It is celebrated on the new moon day (Dipannita Amavasya) of the Hindu calendar month of Ashwayuja (according to the amanta tradition) or Kartika (according to the purnimanta tradition).
Kali in her Dakshina Kali form. In Nepal devi is mainly worshipped as the goddess Bhavani. She is one of the important Hindu deities in Nepal. Two major centers of Shaktism in West Bengal are Kalighat where the skull of Kali is believed to be worshipped along with her 25 forms. The kali ghat temple is located in Calcutta and Tarapith in Birbhum ...
Established in 1995, the deity in the temple is Maa Kali. [citation needed] The temple is one of its kinds in Central India with its unique architecture that resembles the famous Dakshineswar Kali Temple near Kolkata. Devotees from all of religions and castes come during worship at the temple.
Vivekananda's prayer to Kali at Dakshineswar is an event which occurred in September 1884 when Swami Vivekananda (then known as Narendranath Dutta), following the suggestion of Ramakrishna, went to the Kali temple of Dakshineswar with the intention to pray for financial welfare, but ultimately prayed for pure knowledge, devotion and ...