A step closer to spirituality. Come explore with Us Kolkata (Kalikata), the land of Goddess Kali.
Kolkata has blend of sacred places spread across the city. The sacred places include popular worshipping places like temples, mosques, churches and synagogues. In this tour we visit some of the most famous temples in Kolkata and learn about their rich history and see the beautiful architecture. A tour with perfect concoction of history, culture and spiritual experience.
We start our tour from Parasnath Jain Temples. The temple complex is divided into four temples. There is a lamp, which burns inside the sanctum sanctorum, which has been continuously burning ever since the initiation of the temple since 1867. The lamp bears silent testimony to the contemporary world since ages and it is wonderful to acknowledge the mysticism associated with.
We proceed to Belur Math the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission. People from all over the world, irrespective of the religion that they believe in, visit this temple to enjoy the tranquillity and serenity of this holy place. We then visit the Dakshineswar Temple, one of the most revered, sacred temples in Kolkata, dedicated to goddess Kali. It was at this very place that Rama Krishna Paramhamsa, the highly revered religious thinker attained his spiritual vision and advocated the unity of all religions.
Finally, we visit the Kalighat, a famous temple dedicated to Goddess Kali. Kalighat was a Ghat (landing stage) sacred to Goddess Kali on the old course of the Hooghly river (Bhagirathi). The name Calcutta (Kalikata) is said to have been derived from the word Kalighat. We conclude our tour here with the blessings of the mother.