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
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
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