Kalika Mandir, West Bengal

Kalighat Kali Temple is a renowned shrine that observes hundreds and thousands of devotes every year. Located at Kalighat in Kolkata, the temple can be easily reached by the means of local transport from the city. In the southern part of Kolkata, Kalighat is a small locality that is well-known for its Kali temple. Kalighat Kali Temple is considered as one of the 51 Shakti Peethas of Shakti.

Goddess Kali is regarded as the most complex goddess of the Hindu pantheon. Usually depicted in a fearful form, Kali is the destroyer as well as the liberator. Goddess Kali, in her wrathful form, is worshipped by thousand of devotees, who come all the way from distant parts of India and the World. The temple attracts a major portion of visitors to Kolkata.

Kalighat Temple is an important religious place for the followers of Hinduism. As per the legends, the different body parts of Sati fell on the earth at the time of self-sacrifice. It is believed that the right toe of Sati fell here and subsequently; the temple was erected to commemorate the Goddess. Goddess Kalika is the presiding deity in the Kalighat Temple.

Another legend says that once a devotee saw a bright ray of light impending from Bhagirathi River. He located the light and discovered a piece of stone in the form of a human toe. In its vicinity, he also found a 'Svayambhu Lingam' of Nakuleshwar Bhairav. He placed the images in a small temple and started worshipping them in the forest.For more info visit the following link. http://www.openhindu.com/temple/kalika-mandir-0

 

Kalika Temple, New Delhi

The Kalkaji Mandir situated beyond the commercial complex of Nehru Place lies The Kalkaji Mandir dedicated to the Goddess Kalka Devi.This temple is very famous and has numerous devotees thronging it on many religious occasions. Small red flags decorate the temple then, and women outnumber men among the devotees. Folklore is replete with tales of the The Kalkaji Mandir, so much so that one does not know where legend ends and history begins.

This is a very old temple and the oldest part was built up in 1764 A.D. The temple is situated on a hill and is dedicated to Kali.The Kali Temple in Kalkaji boasts of an existence of 3,000 years, although the oldest surviving portion of it dates to 1764-1771 when the Marathas were in power. Looking at the present-day Kali Temple one may find it hard to believe that this shrine to Kali is an antique one, where perhaps even the Pandavs and Kauravs had worshiped during the reign of Yudhisthir, whose citadel of Indraprastha had the fabled fairy gates of which bards sang, much like Homer of old, right up to the time of Prithviraj Chauhan.The power of Ma Kali is ambiguous but powerful. The temple is also quite near to the Bahai Temple, which is just opposite on the other side of a big road. Visitors should be alert in the area as the place is very crowded and there can be few anti-social elements (pickpockets) after your wallet or precious possessions.The modern temple is a 12-sided structure completely made out of marble and black pumice stones. This structure houses the black stone that denotes goddess kali. For more info visit the following link. http://www.openhindu.com/temple/kalika-temple-0

Bari Patan Devi Temple, Patna

The temple of Bari Patan Devi faces to the north. At the entrance of the temple there is a portico of about 15’ x 15’. After that there is a room of about 8’ x 8’ for goddesses namely, Mahakali (12’’), Maha Lakshmi (6’’), Maha Saraswati (12’’) and Bhairav (3’’). They are in a standing pose on a simhasan, which is about 4’ square, the height being about 7 feet. All the statues are of black stone. They are attired in sari except Bhairav. They are with mukut (crown).

Choti Patan Devi temple is to be south-east of the famous Sikh temple of Harmandir, which is the site of the birth-place of Guru Govind Singh. It has the same goddesses as in the Bari Patan Devi. It is claimed by some that the pat or clothes of Sati, wife of Mahadeva, fell from the sky at this place only. In the northern compound of this temple there is a big image of the Sun-god, though broken into two parts. There are also small images of the Sun-god and of Vishnu and some votive stupas in the western verandah of the temple.

Like most of the temples, these temples too, have a number of other images. On the right side of the three goddesses and god (and not in their room) there is a statue of Parvati which is made of stone. It is also believed that this statue is one hundred years old. She is also in the standing pose and located to the north. On the right side of Parvati there is also a small temple of Lord Shiva which was constructed in 1950. This temple is in an open space and there is a courtyard in front of it. For more info click here http://www.openhindu.com/temple/bari-patan-devi-temple 

Sri Vairavimada Kaliamman Temple, Singapore

Sri Vairavimada Kaliamman Temple has been in existence for more than a century making it one of the oldest temples in Singapore. Originally erected at Killiney Road, the temple was relocated two more times before it was finally moved to Toa Payoh.

The original temple structure at Killiney Road was in the path of a proposed railway line which was to run from Tank Road to the Causeway in Woodlands. As such, the local municipal railway authorities negotiated with the temple's trustees and bought over the temple's land for the purpose of constructing the new railway lines. Trustees of the temple then erected a new structure on vacant land at Orchard Road. Unfortunately, the Railway authorities once again acquired land owned by the temple and it had to be relocated for the second time. In 1921, a new piece of land at 21 Somerset Road (just in front of the Telecoms building) was purchased for building the temple. The temple structure at this location was constructed by the then Mohammedan and Hindu Endowments Roads in 1933. A consecration ceremony was held on 6th December 1933 following its completion.

In September 1970, all 8,854 sq. ft of land at the temple’s Somerset Road location was acquired for development purposes by the government. On 5th September 1982, the temple was relocated to its present location in Toa Payoh. The deities were housed temporarily (Balasthabana) at the wedding hall which was built before the temple itself. Upon completion of the temple complex, the consecration ceremony (kumbabisgegam) was held on 27th March 1986. For more info visit the following link. http://www.openhindu.com/temple/sri-vairavimada-kaliamman-temple 

Kali Temple, Dakshineswar

The Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a Hindu temple located in Dakshineswar near Kolkata. Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini, an aspect of Kali, meaning, 'She who liberates Her devotees from the ocean of existence i.e Saṃsāra. The temple was built by Rani Rashmoni, a philanthropist and a devotee of Kali in 1855. The temple is famous for its association with Ramakrishna a mystic of 19th Century Bengal.
The temple compound, apart from the nine-spired main temple, contains a large courtyard surrounding the temple, with rooms along the boundary walls. There are twelve shrines dedicated to Shiva—Kali's companion—along the riverfront, a temple to Radha-Krishna, a bathing ghat on the river, a shrine dedicated to Rani Rashmoni. The chamber in the northwestern corner just beyond the last of the Shiva temples, is where Ramakrishna spent a considerable part of his life. For more info visit the following link. http://www.openhindu.com/temple/kali-temple-4

Kali Mandir, Chittorgarh

Kalika Mata Temple is an ancient Hindu temple located within the Chittorgarh Fort in the Chittorgarh municipality of Rajasthan state in India. It predates Maharana Pratap and has thousands of visitors every day. The goddess worshipped at this temple is an aspect of goddess Bhadrakali, clan goddess of Pawar clan. For more info visit the following link. http://www.openhindu.com/temple/kali-mandir

Mother Kali Of Kodungallur, Kerala

This shrine where MOTHER Kali is worshipped with boundless devotion is enshrining the image of Kannaki, who with her potent curse burnt the city of Madurai in addition to killing of that unjust Pandyan King instantly; it is this shrine containing a secret chamber treasuring up the material remains of that Mahasadhvi Kannaki, whose sacred name brought undying fame to Cholas, deathless notoriety to the Pandyas and immortality to Cheras; it is this temple's life size wooden image adored as Kati embodying the potent aspect amsas of the six indomitable Gods - Brahma, Vishnu, Maheswara, Subrahmanya, Yama and Indra; it is this temple's image of Kannaki made from the holy stone brought from the Himalayas by Senguttavan and was installed in the presence of mightily imperial monarch; it is this island temple that guided the fortunes of Cheras; it is here the images of Saptamatrukas receiving adoration along with the archamurthi; it is this temple city once enjoyed the status of metropolitan city of the valorous Cheras for centuries; it is this temple that kept its doors open to all castes including panchamas long before the Temple entry legislation came into force; it is here celebrated the famous Cock festival when several thousands of cocks were sacrificed to the Goddess Kali; it is here installed a twelve foot-high kshetrapala's image, a rarity among the Kali temples; it is here the much despised Goddess Vasurimala, the cause of contagious diseases was tamed, and subdued before installation, and it is here the dreadful demon Daruka Was killed by MOTHER Kali, created by Lord Siva with his phalanetra. For more details click the following link. http://www.openhindu.com/temple/mother-kali-kodungallur