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Shakti Pith #19: Kalighat Kali Mandir

Posted by on Oct 17, 2012 | 35 comments

228 569  228 569  Early medieval accounts of the shakti piths (centers of power) cite Kalighat as the dwelling place of a particularly fierce manifestation of the goddess, known as Dakshina (“south-facing”) Kalika. Once surrounded by a dense jungle...

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Shakti Pith #47: The Mahishamardini Mandir of Bakreshwar

Posted by on Aug 19, 2012 | 5 comments

37    37    Although Bakreshwar, West Bengal is primarily renowned for its Shiva temple and therapeutic hot springs, these attractions tend to overshadow its parallel significance as a place of power for goddess devotees. As a shakti...

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Tarapith: Fire, Blood, Magic, and Sati’s Third Eye

Posted by on Dec 8, 2011 | 72 comments

477    477     Is Tarapith a Shakti Pith? While Tarapith is often not considered a “true” shakti pith due to its rather curious omission from the list of 51 sacred sites found in the Mahapithanirupana, it most certainly...

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Shakti Pith #28: Kankalitala

Posted by on Dec 1, 2011 | 11 comments

133    133    While at first glance appearing to be no more than a modest rural temple, a closer examination of the Kankalitala Mandir reveals a unique mythology coupled with a vibrant local...

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Kali Puja: A Celebration of Light and Darkness

Posted by on Nov 2, 2011 | 7 comments

184    184     Kali Puja is celebrated on the New Moon day of the Hindu calendar month Ashvin.  This is also the same day on which the famous festival of light, Diwali, is observed. Throughout this occasion, an...

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Evening Aarti at Kalighat’s Northern Entrance

Posted by on Sep 30, 2011 | 0 comments

           It is now 2 a.m. and I am staying up all night to see what I can collect from the opening ceremonies of Durga Puja early tomorrow morning near the Kalighat Kali Mandir. Julie and...

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