Ep-1 Kalighat Shaktipeeth, Kolkata | Complete Details | West Bengal Spiritual Tour | India to Bharat

Kalighat Temple, Kolkata is a famous shaktipeeth was founded by a pious saint named Chouranga Giri, who is said to have discovered an impression of Kali’s face and built the original Kali temple in a small hut. It's likely the first written reference is found in 15th century Mansar Bhasan and in Kavi Chandi. The existing idol of touchstone was crafted by two saints – Atmaram Giri and Brahmananda Giri. The deity features three huge eyes, four gold hands and most importantly a long gold tongue. It is said to be based on the idol of Mata Bhuvaneshwari, the Kuladevi of Sabarna Roy Choudhury family. Around 1570 Padmabati Devi, the mother of Laksmikanta Roy Choudhury of Sabarna Roy Choudhury family, claimed to have a divine vision and discovered the right toe of Sati in a lake called Kalikunda in Kalighat. Snan Yatra of this temple is also very famous. The priests keep their eyes blindfolded and bathe the idols. This temple is known for its beautiful and unique architecture. There are three stones representing the Goddess Shashti, Sitala and Mangal Chandi. Here, all the priests are females. A tank in the temple is believed to contain water from the Ganga, which is considered very sacred. This spot is known as Kaku-Kunda. Devotees believe that bathing in the tank has many benefits. It is believed that many childless couples bathe here to have a child. The bathing ghat is known as Jor-Bangla. Fish is offered as sacrament to the Goddess Kali. Kali pooja and Durga pooja at this temple are famousfestivals in this temple. Contact Sewayat for Pooja at Kalighat Temple: (Shebait) Shri Banibarat Haldar= +91- 91233-60269 Temple timings: Opens at 04:00 AM: Mangla Aarti. Goddess is worn new saree and woken up by Sewayats Public open: 06:00 AM The Kalighat Temple in Kolkata is typically open from 5:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 10:30 PM daily. There are specific morning and evening aarti schedules as well, with the morning aarti starting at 5:00 AM and the evening aarti starting at 6:30 PM Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @indiatobharat31   Music Credits: 🎵 Song: 'Shahed - Indian Fusion' is under a YouTube Free license.    / djshahmoneybeatz   Watch state-wise FULL Episodes: 1. GUJARAT TEMPLES    • GUJARAT SERIES (DWARKA, SOMNATH, PORBANDAR)   2. KERALA TEMPLE SERIES    • Guruvayur Krishna Temple | Kerala Food Tou...   3. JAGANNATH PURI CIRCUIT, ODISHA    • Jagannath Puri to Konark Sun Temple | 10 U...   4. KHATU SHYAM CIRCUIT RAJASTHAN    • भूत प्रेत भगाने वाला हनुमान जी | मेहंदीपुर...   5. MATHURA-VRINDAVAN CIRCUIT    • Video   6. SOUTH INDIA TELANGANA, ANDHRA PRADESH, TAMIL NADU    • तिरुपति बालाजी मंदिर | Tirupati Balaji Man...   7. HIMACHAL SHAKTIPEETH CIRCUIT    • CHINTPURNI MATA MANDIR, UNA, HIMACHAL PRAD...   8. JAMMU KASHMIR CIRCUIT    • Vaishno Devi Yatra Full Tour Guide | How t...   9. UTTARAKHAND KUMAON REGION    • Kasar devi mandir Almora | Kasar devi magn...   10. UJJAIN TEMPLE SERIES, MADHYA PRADESH    • ujjain ke damru wale baba | mahakal damru ...   Other Social Media Links: Facebook:   / india-to-bharat-109637868133721   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/india_to_bh...