Description
Kali Temple - of Bengali structure- dedicated to Kali the black goddess and a form of Shakti. According to legend, after the death of Sati (Shiva's wife) she was cut into pieces and part of her body fell here, marking the spot as a pitha (pilgrimage site) for worshippers of the female principle of divinity - Shakti. Indians crowding in foreground.
About this item
Reference code
GB/3/2/2/258
Creator
Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Creation Date
Photograph Caption by Gertrude Bell
Kalighat - Calcutta, the Temple
Former reference
RTW 2_258
Photograph album
Coordinates
22.520187, 88.342062
IIIF Manifest
https://collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/iiif/info/p21051coll153/5289/manifest.json
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