Kali Puja
kali puja iso kālī pūjā also known shyama puja mahanisha puja festival originating indian subcontinent dedicated hindu goddess kali celebrated new moon day dipannita amavasya hindu calendar month ashwayuja according amanta tradition kartika according purnimanta tradition festival especially popular region west bengal place like mithila jharkhand odisha assam tripura well town titwala maharashtra along neighbouring country bangladesh festival kali puja ancient one kali puja practically unknown th century famous sage krishnananda agamavagisha first initiated kali puja late thcentury devotional text kalika mangalkavya also mention annual festival dedicated kali bengal th century king raja krishnachandra nabadwip also made puja wide spread kali puja saw surge popularity th century coinciding rise prominence kali devotee sri ramakrishna among bengali period marked significant shift affluent landowner began sponsor festival extensively leading grander elaborate celebration along durga puja kali puja biggest festival tamluk barasat barrackpore naihati dhupguri dinhata tapshitala also famous bhagalpur bihar kali puja like durga puja worshipper honor goddess kali home form clay sculpture pandals temporary shrine open pavilion worshipped night tantric rite mantra prescribed offering red hibiscus flower sweet rice lentil prescribed worshipper meditate throughout night dawn home pandals may also practice rite brahmanical mainstream hindustyle nontantric tradition ritual dressing kali form adya shakti kali animal sacrificed offered food sweet made rice lentil fruit however tantric tradition animal ritually sacrificed kali puja day offered goddess celebration kali puja kolkata held large cremation ground kali believed dwell cremation ground barasat tamluk barrackpore naihati madhyamgram region north parganas north bengal dhupguri dinhata coochbehar well known majestic pandals lighting idol durga puja kolkata often said synonymously kali puja barasat region experience lac footfall day festival people different region gather witness majestic pandals pandals also house image kali consort shiva two famous bengali kali devotee named ramakrishna bamakhepa along scene mythology kali various form including image mahavidyas sometimes considered ten kali mahavidyas group ten tantric goddess headed kali people visit pandals throughout night kali puja also time magic show theater firework recent custom incorporated wine consumption naihati goddess kali worshipped boro maakali otherwise known boro kali idol astounding height foot worshipped pomp night diwali adorned several kilogram gold silver jewelry kalighat temple kolkata kali worshipped lakshmi day temple visited thousand devotee give offering goddess another famous temple dedicated kali kolkata dakshineswar kali temple sri rāmakrishna performed rite although widely popular annual kali puja celebration also known dipanwita kali puja celebrated new moon day month kartika kali also worshipped new moon day three major kali puja observation ratanti kali puja phalaharini kali puja kaushiki amavasya kali puja kaushiki amavasya kali puja greatly associated goddess tara tarapith considered day devi tara appeared earth blessed sadhak bamakhepa also according legend day door naraka swarga open time ratanti puja celebrated magha krishna chaturdashi phalaharini puja celebrated jyeshta amavashya bengali calendar phalaharini kali puja especially important life saint ramakrishna wife sarada devi since day ramakrishna worshipped sarada devi goddess shodashi many bengali assamese household kali worshipped daily banerjee suresh chandra shaktiranga bangabhumi bengal abode shaktism bengali st ed kolkata ananda publisher pvt ltd isbn fuller christopher john camphor flame popular hinduism society india princeton university press isbn gambhirananda swami holy mother shri sarada devi st ed madras shri ramakrishna ashrama harding elizabeth u kali black goddess dakshineswar india motilal banarsidass publisher isbn kinsley david r tantric vision divine feminine ten mahavidyas university california press isbn mcdaniel june offering flower feeding skull popular goddess worship west bengal oxford university press isbn mcdermott rachel fell mother heart daughter dream kali uma devotional poetry bengal oxford university press isbn mcdermott rachel fell kripal jeffrey john encountering kali margin center west university california press isbn mcdermott rachel fell revelry rivalry longing goddess bengal fortune hindu festival columbia university press isbn kali puja translated saraswati swami satyananda st world publishing isbn medium related kali puja wikimedia common kali puja archived april wayback machine celebrated india bangladesh