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Kali Temple in Kolkata

  • Dakshineswar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700076, India
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Kali Temple is an important pilgrimage centre for Hindus.The original temple is supposed to have been built 350 years ago; this one dates back to 1809. Legend says that when the corpse of Sati, wife of Lord Shiva, was cut into pieces by Sidarshan Chakra, one of her toes fell here. Believed to be the original temple from the village of Kolikata, from where Kolkata took its name, this is a mind-stirring, if rather grim place; goats are regularly slaughtered here to honour the destroyer goddess Kali.

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