Sree Sree 108 Karunamoyee Kalimata Mandir,Darshan Information

Located in Southern Avenue, Kolkata, Sree Sree 108 Karunamoyee Kalimata Mandir is a famous temple dedicated to Goddess Kali. The temple is also known as Lake Kalibari. It was founded by Haripada Chakraborty in 1949. The 69-year old temple is one of the most visited shrines of Goddess Kali. The temple is managed by the Sree Sri Karunamoyee Kalimata Trust.

Location West Bengal, Kolkata, Kolkata

Architecture

The original temple of Maa Karunamoyee Kalimata is a small one storied edifice that is least ornamented with any pomp. There the touchstone idol of Maa karunamoyee kali is consecrated on a 5-Skull asana called the Pancha Mundi Asana by the tantriks of Bengal. The new Sree Sree 108 Karunamoyee Kalimata Mandir is behind the original shrine and is still under construction. Presently, the work is delayed because of the lack of fund flow.

Culture

Calcutta or today's Kolkata, known as the cultural capital of India has contributed immensely in enriching the cultural aspects of not only the whole Bengal but represented India to the world in though literature, theater, music, art, craft and other performing arts.

Bengalis boast on their first Indian Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel Laureate Mother Teresa, the great filmmaker and Oscar winner for his lifetime achievement Satyajit Ray, world-famous filmmakers Mrinal Sen, Rittik Ghatak, the first Bengal Generation of the Beat Poets- The trio- Sakti Chatterjee, Sunil Ganguly and Subhas Mukherjee who reflected the efflorescence of the revolutionary poesy in their poetry that Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and many other poets introduced in the West.

Even today, Kolkata stands among the top listing stops that stage the finest theaters, musical performances and recitations.

Bengal is also famous for its handloom. Over the centuries, the Tant saree from Fulia, Sahantipur or that of the Silk from Murshidabad, Bishnupur, and Bankura have created a deep impact on not only the Bengali women but also among saree connoisseurs throughout the country and abroad.

Calcutta houses some of the finest and world-class art galleries such as the Academy of Fine arts, CIMA Art Gallery, Gaganendra Art Gallery and so on. This is the home of world- famous artists.

Bengali cuisine has also entered the world panorama for its finest sweet delicacies and fish preparations that are exclusively crafted with traditional Bengali fervor with its best. People coming to Bengal cannot afford to miss out the exclusive sweet dishes such as rosogolla, chhanar gilipi, Misti Doi (sweet yoghurt), langcha and payesh prepared with date molasses.