Kalat Kali Temple

Kalat Kali Mandir (Urdu: کالی مندر‎) is a Hindu temple located in Kalat, Pakistan in Balochistan province devoted to the Hindu deity Kali.[1]It was built 1500 years ago.[2]The temple has the second biggest Kali Mata Statue in Asia. Hindus not only of Pakistan but from India also comes here to visit the mandir.[3]

Kalat Kali Temple
کالی مندر
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictKalat
DeityKali & Shiva
FestivalsNavaratri
Location
LocationKalat
StateBalochistan
CountryPakistan
Shown within Balochistan, Pakistan
Kalat Kali Temple (Pakistan)
Kalat Kali Temple (Asia)
Geographic coordinates29.0304°N 66.58°E / 29.0304; 66.58
Architecture
TypeHindu temple
Specifications
Temple(s)1
Monument(s)1
Inscriptions2
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Hinduism

History

Kalat's Kali Devi temple is a Hindu mandir located below the citadel of Kalat, dedicated to the goddess Kali. This mandir dates back to the pre-Islamic era of South Asia.

It has been known in earlier times as Kalat-i-Seva (from a legendary Hindu king) and Kalat-i Nicari which connects it with the Brahui Speaking Baloch tribe of Nicari , which is generally accepted as belonging to the oldest branch of the indigenous Brahois.[4]

It is also believed by some Hindus that Kali spent her life in Kalat. [5]

See also

References
  1. Daily Times article on Varun Dev Temple
  2. https://www.quettawaly.com/1500-years-old-kali-temple-in-kalat-balochistan/
  3. https://www.quettawaly.com/1500-years-old-kali-temple-in-kalat-balochistan/
  4. E.J. Brill's first encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936, Volume 4 By M. Th. Houtsma, Martijn Theodoor Houtsma Page 678
  5. https://www.quettawaly.com/1500-years-old-kali-temple-in-kalat-balochistan/
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