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Dakshina Kali (Kalighat)

Dakshina Kali (Kalighat)

Maa Dakshina Kali

Kolkata 6:00-8:30

Dakshina Kali (Kalighat)

Maa Dakshina Kali

About

Maa Dakshina Kali Temple, the main sanctum houses the sacred idol or image of Maa Dakshina Kali, depicted with her right foot forward, standing on Lord Shiva, symbolizing grace and awakened consciousness. The deity is adorned with garlands, flowers, ornaments, and sacred symbols. The temple interior is filled with the glow of oil lamps, the fragrance of incense, and the sound of bells and mantras. Aarti lamps, offering plates, and bhog arrangements are placed before the deity, while dedicated spaces for mantra chanting, meditation, and devotees’ prayers create a serene yet powerful spiritual atmosphere throughout the temple.

Timings

6:00-8:30

Phone

+91 33 2564-5222

Email

dakshineswarkalitemple@yahoo.com

Address

Dakshineswar, near Dakshineswar Railway Station on the Hooghly River bank, Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal – 700076, India

Kolkata, West Bengal

Available Services

Durga / Chandi Hawan

Durga or Chandi Hawan is a powerful Vedic fire ritual performed to invoke the fierce and protective energies of Goddess Durga in her form as Chandi, the destroyer of negativity and evil forces.

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Special Mantra Jap with sankalp

Special Mantra Jap with Sankalp is a powerful Vedic spiritual practice performed with a clear intention (संकल्प). In this ritual, a specific mantra is chanted a fixed number of times for a devotee, while taking their name, gotra (if available), and purpose in the sankalp. The sankalp acts as a sacred spiritual resolve, guiding the energy of the mantra toward a specific wish or life goal.

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Morning & Evening Puja

Morning & Evening Puja is a daily devotional practice that aligns one’s life with divine energy—from seeking blessings at dawn to expressing gratitude at dusk. Performed with proper rituals and mantras, it brings balance, peace, and spiritual discipline into everyday life, often supported today by trusted devotional services rooted in tradition.

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Navratri (All 9 Days)

Navratri is a sacred nine-day Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga in her nine divine forms, known as the Navdurgas. Observed through fasting, puja, mantra chanting, and devotion, Navratri celebrates the triumph of divine energy over negativity and awakens spiritual strength, purity, and inner balance in devotees.

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