KALI MA OF CULCUTTA
The Prime seat of Sakteism

CULCUTTA - THE SEAT OF KALIMA

Calcutta, the premier metropolitan city of the state of Bengal, and the erstwhile capital of British India has a very long tale I about the Sakti cult. And even the very origin of its name rooted' in the dim past affords a fascinating reading. It is derived from Kalighat, where the celebrated shrine of Goddess Kali has been lying since time immemorial. Another version attributes its derivation to Kilkilaa. Yet, there is another Kalikartta, strangely making a hint' that the income of the Village of that name was exclusively used for the worship of Kali. It is one of the Sakthipithas enshrining the image of Kali in her fiercest aspect-revealed with garlands of severed human heads around her neck; hanging long, broad dripping tongue, sharp white incisors, long flowing unbraided hair, and dreadful dark-hued complexion. The installation of this archamurthi has a fascinating story.

According to one version, the statue was installed first by the Roy Choudrys, the renowned Zamindars of Barisa district of 24 parganas. 

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