Jiali Women's Temple

The Kali Shrine is located on the outskirts of Kolkata and was built to worship the Hindu goddess Kali. The name Kolkata means' the land of the goddess Kali ', who has many followers in Kolkata

The Legend of Kali Goddess

: Kali Goddess is a dark goddess and death goddess in Hinduism. Her image is terrifying, with a hot tempered and bloodthirsty temperament, but behind this image is a story of a great goddess who sacrificed herself to save the world.

. Kali is the wife of Shiva, the god of creation and destruction in Hinduism. She has many different appearances, such as the beautiful and benevolent goddess Parvati of the snowy mountains. According to Hindu legend, one day a demon appeared in the world. He had powerful powers, and with every drop of blood on the ground, there were a thousand incarnations as powerful as him. The Snow Mountain Goddess Parvati is determined to eliminate demons in order to protect the creatures on the earth. But she was afraid that the blood shed by demons during the battle would drip onto the ground, so she transformed into the goddess Kali and first sucked up the demon's blood. Although the demon was eliminated, the goddess Kali was unable to control herself due to drinking poisonous blood, and her feet stomped on the earth with great force. So Shiva willingly lay at her feet to avoid harming sentient beings. Therefore, the statue of the goddess Kali in Hindu temples always steps on Shiva's body

Tip

: The sacrifice in the Kali Women's Temple is a blood sacrifice, which involves killing sheep to obtain blood for worship, and the scene is quite bloody. Those with insufficient psychological resilience should proceed with caution