Amrit Vichar: The temple of Badi Kali Ji situated in the Chowk area is a center of deep faith for the devotees. It is believed that this temple was established by Guru Shankaracharya about 2000 years ago. The most special belief here is that the devotees who attend Maa Aarti for 40 consecutive days, all their problems go away. Due to this belief, devotees from far and wide come here to have darshan.
Mysterious story related to history
During the Mughal period, when temples were being demolished in India, this temple also faced trouble. It is believed that at that time the priest of the temple hid the idol of Maa Kali in a well to save it. After some time, the priest received orders in his dream to take out the idol. When the idol was brought out of the well, surprisingly the idols of Vishnu and Lakshmi emerged from there instead of Maa Kali. After this, worship of this idol started, but the form was considered to be that of Kali Maa. Even today, Vishnu and Lakshmi are worshiped in the form of Mother Kali in this temple.
Crowd of devotees gather during Navratri
According to temple priest Shakti Deen Awasthi, the number of devotees here increases manifold during Navratri. Devotees stand in queue since morning for darshan. For this reason, the temple is opened only at 4 in the morning during Navratri. During this time, a fair is also organized in the temple premises, where a huge crowd is seen.
Different makeup every day, special traditions
In the temple, Maa Kali is decorated with flowers and clothes of different colors every day. The tradition of donating the offered Chunari to girls on Navami day is also followed here. Keeping in view the special crowd on Ashtami and Navami days, separate arrangements for darshan are made. The entire temple is decorated with attractive chandeliers, which gives a special spiritual experience to the devotees.
organized philosophy system
The temple administration takes full care of the convenience of the devotees. Queue darshan arrangements have been made to control the crowd. Separate lines are made for women and men in the temple premises, so that all the devotees can easily and safely have darshan of the Mother Goddess.
