Kalighat Kali Temple
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| কালীঘাট কালী মন্দির कालीघाट काली मंदिर |
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View of the Kalighat Temple
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 Kalighat Kali Temple
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| Name | |
| Devanagari | कालीघाट काली मंदिर |
| Sanskrit transliteration | कालीघाट शक्तिपीठम |
| Bengali | কালীঘাট কালী মন্দির |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 22°31′12″N 88°20′31″E / 22.52000°N 88.34194°ECoordinates: 22°31′12″N 88°20′31″E / 22.52000°N 88.34194°E |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Location | Kolkata |
| Culture | |
| Primary deity | Kali |
| Important festivals | Kali Puja |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Bengal |
| History and governance | |
| Date built | 1809 |
| Creator | Santosh "Sabarna" Roy Chowdhury |
| Website | kalighattemple |
Kalighat Kali Temple (Bengali: কালীঘাট মন্দির) is a Hindu temple in West Bengal, India dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.
Kalighat was a Ghat (landing stage) sacred to Kali on the old course of the Hooghly river (Bhāgirathi) in the city of Calcutta. The name Calcutta is said to have been derived from the word Kalighat. The river over a period of time has moved away from the temple. The temple is now on the banks of a small canal called Adi Ganga which connects to the Hoogly. The Adi Ganga was the original course of the river Hoogly. Hence the name Adi (original) Ganga.
Kalighat is regarded as one of the 51 Shakti Peethas of India, where the various parts of Sati's body are said to have fallen, in the course of Shiva's Rudra Tandava. Kalighat represents the site where the toes of the right foot of Dakshayani or Sati fell. Legend has it that in January 1570, Padmabati Debi, wife of Jiya Gangopadhyaya of the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family saw a luminant ray of light coming from the Kali Kunda, and upon investigating its source came upon a piece of stone carved in the form of a human foot. This divine occurring led to the birth of Laksmikanta Roy Choudhury later in October 1570
Kalighat is also associated with the worship offered to Kali by a Dasanami Monk by name Chowranga Giri, and the Chowringee area of Calcutta is said to have been named after him.
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