Kalighat Kali Temple
- Location
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Deity
- Kali
- Built
- 1809
- Architecture
- Bengali
One of the 51 Shakti Peethas and the temple from which the city of Kolkata derives its name.
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Darshan, Seva & Bookings
Timings, online darshan/booking and donation services are handled by the temple management on their official channels.
We do not list third-party booking or donation links; always use the official source above.
History & Significance
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. The temple is one of the 51 Shakti Pithas in India.
Festivals
Festival dates follow the traditional calendar and vary each year — confirm dates with the official website.
Pilgrimage Circuits
This temple is part of the following pilgrimage circuit:
Nearby Temples
Distances are straight-line approximations from sourced coordinates.
Sources
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