Kali temple

Dakshineswar Kali Temple

Dakshineswar Kali temple,stands 100ft high on the banks of Hoogly, beautifully built in nine spired Navratna style of blissful Bengali architecture, is yet another visual treat to the devotion of disciples! The place has columned verandahs which have been carved with aatchala architecture, making you think twice if history is evolving backwards with such scientific arch! If you choose to visit this delightful destination once, it is sure to choose you forever thence! PC: @sabyasachi_talukdar

Kalighat Kali Temple is one of the most famous and renowned temple of Eastern India. Kalighat Temple is a Old temple situated on the bank of river Bhagirathi in Kolkata. Millions of Devotees Visit the Temple every year.

Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world and the largest religion in India. Goddess Kali is an incarnation of Shakti, the principal female divinity of Hinduism. Hence, you will find Kali temples strewn across the length and breadth of India. However, only a handful of them can match up to the Kalighat Temple in repute. According to Hindu mythology, when Lord Shiva performed his destructive dance, taandav, with Goddess Sati in his arms, after she had sacrificed herself, Sati’s…

The Dakshineswar Kali Temple is located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, a tributary of the Ganges, in the metropolitan city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is dedicated to Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction of evil and demons. She is worshiped under the name Bhavatharani, “She who liberates her devotees from the ocean of existence”.

The Great Sacrifice I wanted to write an article in honor of Swami Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary, but I didn’t quite feel qualified. I am not a scholar. I have not researched Swamiji’s writings and life story in great detail. And then I felt a nudge as it were. Perhaps I should give it a try. I may not have the authority of a scholar but I am a devotee of God. Kindly take my words as an offering. They may not be perfect, but they come from my heart. I take the liberty to quote…

The Kamakhya temple, Assam. Located on the Nilachal hill in the capital city of Guwahati, the deity of the temple, Kamakhya Devi is the goddess of desire and represented as the yoni or womb of creation. She is both Kali and Lalita Tripura Sundari. Two faces of the same coin. This is the place where yoniof Sati fell due to Shiva's tandava nritya or dance of destruction. The garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) deep inside the temple represents the sacred spot and is covered with red silken…

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