A Visit to Dakshineswar Kali Temple - Kolkata

On this short visit to #Kolkata I had nothing planed and was exhausted, as I had been traveling non stop for the past 3 days. As soon as I arrived in Kolkata it was time to hunt for a room to stay. I managed to find a nice and well priced room at Georgian Inn. Now It was the time for me to take some rest.

The Next day I decided to visit the Kali Temple in Dakshineswar. Uber ride from the guest house to the temple took almost 1 hour and 45 mins. The traffic was horrendous, but was worth it.

Kali is the Hindu goddess of death, time, and doomsday and is often associated with sexuality and violence but is also considered a strong mother-figure and symbolic of motherly-love. Kali also embodies shakti - feminine energy, creativity and fertility - and is an incarnation of Parvati, wife of the great Hindu god Shiva. She is most often represented in art as a fearful fighting figure with a necklace of heads, skirt of arms, lolling tongue, and brandishing a knife dripping with blood.

The famous #Dakshineswar temple which houses the Goddess #Kali was founded by Rani Rashmoni following a dream she saw when she was about to start on her pilgrimage to Benaras.

Photography was not allowed inside the temple, all your belongings have to submitted to the security, before entering the temple.

Just next to the temple was a market were worshippers buy things required for the puja.

Also lots of street food.