Kalkaji Mandir
| Shri Kalkaji Mandir | |
|---|---|
 Idol of goddess Kali at the Kalkaji Mandir | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | South |
| Deity | Kali- काली, Kalka - कालका |
| Festivals | Navratri नवरात्रि महोत्सव |
| Location | |
| Location | Kalkaji, South Delhi |
| State | Delhi |
| Country |  India |
  Location in Delhi | |
| Coordinates | 28°32′59″N 77°15′39″E / 28.5498°N 77.2607°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Hindu temple architecture |
| Completed | Satya Yuga (सत्य युग) |
| Temple | 1 |
| Website | |
| www.shrikalkajimandir.in | |
Kalkaji Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Kali, a Hindu goddess. It is in southern Delhi, in Kalkaji, a place whose name derives from the temple. The temple is located opposite to the Nehru Place and near the Okhla railway station.[1][2][3]
History
Though the temple is thought to be much older, the oldest portions of its present building are believed to have been constructed not earlier than the 1764 CE by the Marathas, with additions in 1816 by Mirza Raja Kidar Nath, the Peshkar of Akbar II.[4][5]
According to a Hindu legend, Kalika Devi was born at the site where the temple is situated.[6]
Rituals
During the twice-yearly nine-day Hindu festival of Navratri, in spring and autumn, a large fair is organized in which devotees sing hymns to the Hindu goddess Durga.[7]
See also
- Kalka Cave Temple
References
- ^ Kalka ji Mandir Archived 21 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine www.durga-puja.org.
- ^ Kalkaji Mandir Archived 27 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine The Handbook for Delhi: With Index and Two Maps, Illustrating the Historic Remains of Old Delhi, and the Position of the British Army Before the Assault in 1857, &c. &c., by Frederic Henry Cooper. Published by Re-printed by T.C. McCarthly, 1865.Page 98.
- ^ The archaeology and monumental remains of Delhi by Carr Stephen. Published by Aryan Books International, 2002. ISBN 81-7305-222-0. Page 16- Kalkaji.
- ^ "Fascinating tale of the Kalkaji Temple". The Hindu. 26 January 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ Sutton, Deborah (20 September 2022). "Sacred architectures as monuments: a study of the Kalkaji Mandir, Delhi". ARQ: Architectural Research Quarterly. 26 (1). Cambridge University Press: 47–56. doi:10.1017/S1359135522000380. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ A Gazetteer of Delhi, 1912. New Delhi: Aryan Books International. 2011. p. 409. ISBN 9788173054167. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Grand 'aarti' performed at Delhi's Jhandewalan temple on 'Durga Ashtami'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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