Kali Temple at Kalighat (Calcutta)

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Namaskar Ramesh,

 

Thank you for telling us more about your tips and experiences at

Kalighat in Kolkata. Its also wonderful to hear about the Valla Vepa

Mariamman Temple near Kumbhakonam. The information will be very

useful to friends who are planning to travel to either Calcutta or

South India!

 

Om Namah Shivaya

 

 

, cool guy

<coolguy_realcool wrote:

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> Kali Temple at Kalighat

>

> Since childhood, I have been a regular visitor to the Kali Temple

at Kalighat since my residence was close-by and I could walk to the

temple in less than

> 10 minutes.

>

> The temple is always crowded and I would suggest that those who

are visiting

> the temple should preferably go there on Monday, Wednesday or

Friday.

> Sunday, Tuesday and Saturday should be avoided. Try going early

at 5 A.M.

> in the morning for a good darshan. Please try to take a friend

or some known

> person in Calcutta as otherwise you could get mugged by the

priests and

> lose all your money. I am not exaggerating.

>

> The temple in its present form is only 200 years old but the

diety is presumed

> to have been in existence since the begining of the 15th

century. When

> Sati's body was severed by the Sudarshana Chakra, the right toe

fell here

> and hence it is also a venerated Shakthi Peeta.

>

> I have felt not only powerful vibrations in this temple but the

divine Godess

> has granted me many wishes and favours. While visiting the

temple early

> in the morning, try applying the " Abishek Thirtha " (the water

which has

> been poured over the diety) on your head, forehead and stomach.

I can

> assure you that if you are able to do this for a period of 2

months, your

> whole life can take a dramatic transformation for the better.

This has been

> my experience.

>

> The diety at close quarters is awe-inspiring and makes one forget

> their wordly worries and problems.

>

> Please make sure you offer a garland of red flowers (hibiscus) to

the Goddess.

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> Valla Vepa Mariamman Temple near Kumbhakonam (Tamil Nadu)

>

> Valla Vepa Mariamman (valla means white, vepa means neem and

> Mariamman is the presiding Godess in this temple). This temple

> is approx. 25 kms from Kumbhakonam proper. From Chennai,

> Kumbhakonam is an overnight journey by train. From Kumbhakonam

> one can hire a tourist taxi to visit this temple.

>

> I was lucky to visit this temple on a Purnima (full moon) day.

There is

> no roof over the diety but only a neem tree which shelters it

from the

> elements. I was stunned to see that the neem leaves in the

branches

> of the tree (i.e. nearly half the huge neem tree) were absolutely

white

> and glistened in the full moon light like silver. The other half

of the same

> tree had leaves which were green. This is a most astonishing and

strange

> spectacle which can be experienced only when one sees it.

>

> Please make sure you put a visit to this temple in your South

India

> itinerary.

>

> Regards

> Ramesh

>

>

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