Maa Khadgeshwari Kali Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Kali.[2] It is a part of Hindu pilgrimage and located in Araria, in Araria district of Bihar, India.[3]
| Maa Khadgeshwari Kali Mandir | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Araria district |
| Deity | Kali |
| Festivals | Deepawali, Maha Shivaratri, Vijayadashami, Kali Puja |
| Location | |
| Location | Araria |
| State | Bihar |
| Country | India |
  Location in Bihar | |
| Geographic coordinates | 26°13′N 87°46′E / 26.217°N 87.767°E |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | Sarojanand Dixit (Nanu Baba).[1] |
| Date established | 1884 |
| Groundbreaking | 1987 |
| Completed | 2011 |
| Specifications | |
| Temple(s) | 1 |
| Monument(s) | 2 |
The temple is visited by Hindus from Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and neighboring country Nepal with the hope that Maa Kali will fulfill their wishes.
Special prayers are held every Tuesday and Saturday wherein "Kheer" or "Khichdi" is offered to Kali maa as prasad by her devotees and is distributed among all.[4]
The height of the temple 152 feet (46 m), which makes it tallest Kali temple of the world.[5][6]
The main temple along with Lord Shiva is situated in the same premises.
History
editIn 1884, the idol of the goddess was initially kept in a Jhopadi.[7] In the early days, locals started worshipping by visiting the temple. The present priest and patron of the temple Sarojanand Dixit (Popularly known as Nanu Baba), a former football player, holds the overall managememnt and worshiping work of the temple since early 1970s. His initiative to build the tallest Kali Temple of Asia at the same place started in 1987. The construction work of the temple completed on 2011 through donations, crowdsource funding, and public charity[8]
References
edit- ^ "खड़गेश्वरी मंदिर के साधक नानू बाबा का भक्तों ने भव्य तरीके से मनाया जन्मोत्सव". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "बिहार: अररिया का प्राचीन माँ खड्गेश्वरी काली मंदिर". LokRag (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "मां खड़गेश्वरी काली मंदिर अररिया". Araria News (in Hindi). 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "मां काली की पूजा का अनोखा विधान, कैदियों की बनाई फूलों की माला से शुरू होता है अनुष्ठान". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "शहर के प्रसिद्ध मां खड़गेश्वरी काली मंदिर में भक्तों की आवाजाही शुरू". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "काली पूजा पर मां खड्गेश्वरी मंदिर में उमड़ा जनसैलाब, लगा महाभोग". Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "झोपड़ी में हुई थी मन्दिर की स्थापना, हर शनिवार और मंगलवार को लगता है भोग". Bhaskar News (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ ARIHANT, EXPERTS (2019). KNOW YOUR STATE BIHAR. [S.l.]: ARIHANT PUBLISHERS. p. 268. ISBN 978-93-131-9975-5. OCLC 1245925837.