Goddess Kali Temple the place fish is obtainable as ‘Bhoga’ in Odisha

By Express News Service

CUTTACK: While non-vegetarian choices are taboo at Hindu temples, the shrine of Goddess Kali at Kali Gali in Cuttack metropolis is understood for its delectable ‘Fish Bhoga’. The custom of the each day providing of the non-vegetarian ‘Bhoga’ to the deity on the temple is believed to have began 200 years again. 

“Anna Prasad is offered to the deity twice daily and fish curry is an integral part of the mid-day offering menu.  The amount of fish offered as ‘Bhoga’ may be large or small depending upon availability,” stated the chief priest of Kali temple Santosh Bhattacharya (48). 

Interestingly no onion or garlic is used for making ready the fish curry. Only indigenous fish are cooked by the clergymen utilizing ginger, cumin and ghee (clarified butter) contained in the ‘Rosha Ghara’ (kitchen) of the temple, stated Bhattacharya. 

Legend has it that the uninhabited ‘Kali Gali’ locality was used as a cremation floor the place an ‘Aghori’ sadhu who had began worshipping a Shiva Linga had opted for ‘Shakti Upasana’ through the interval when Odisha was below the Maratha empire. He consecrated an idol of Goddess Kali manufactured from clay collected from the banks of the Ganga river blended with ‘smashan’ ashes in a thatched home. 

The identical idol is believed to be worshipped within the shrine. The then native zamindar Sashan Bandopadhay who was believed to be issueless had constructed a temple and supplied land and engaged a priest for conducting each day rituals of the deity when he was blessed with a child boy. 

Following the development of the Kali temple, the locality was named Kali Gali. The three-foot-high idol of the four-armed Goddess Dakshina Mukhi Kali stands on the chest of Lord Shiva. As per custom, ‘Sodasha Upachar Kali Puja’ is carried out on the Kali temple twice a yr. Besides, Kali Puja on ‘Deepawali Amavasya’ and ‘Ratanti Kali Puja’ is completed in ‘Magha Krushna Pakshya Chaturdasi’ on the shrine. 

There can also be a singular custom prevalent on the shrine. Unlike different locations, as a substitute of utilizing utensils like plate, cup, saucers, and so forth, the ‘Anna Prasad’ is introduced within the cooking pots instantly from the ‘Rosha Ghara’ and supplied to the deity. The temple is now being managed by Endowment Commission. 

CUTTACK: While non-vegetarian choices are taboo at Hindu temples, the shrine of Goddess Kali at Kali Gali in Cuttack metropolis is understood for its delectable ‘Fish Bhoga’. The custom of the each day providing of the non-vegetarian ‘Bhoga’ to the deity on the temple is believed to have began 200 years again. 

“Anna Prasad is offered to the deity twice daily and fish curry is an integral part of the mid-day offering menu.  The amount of fish offered as ‘Bhoga’ may be large or small depending upon availability,” stated the chief priest of Kali temple Santosh Bhattacharya (48). 

Interestingly no onion or garlic is used for making ready the fish curry. Only indigenous fish are cooked by the clergymen utilizing ginger, cumin and ghee (clarified butter) contained in the ‘Rosha Ghara’ (kitchen) of the temple, stated Bhattacharya. 

Legend has it that the uninhabited ‘Kali Gali’ locality was used as a cremation floor the place an ‘Aghori’ sadhu who had began worshipping a Shiva Linga had opted for ‘Shakti Upasana’ through the interval when Odisha was below the Maratha empire. He consecrated an idol of Goddess Kali manufactured from clay collected from the banks of the Ganga river blended with ‘smashan’ ashes in a thatched home. 

The identical idol is believed to be worshipped within the shrine. The then native zamindar Sashan Bandopadhay who was believed to be issueless had constructed a temple and supplied land and engaged a priest for conducting each day rituals of the deity when he was blessed with a child boy. 

Following the development of the Kali temple, the locality was named Kali Gali. The three-foot-high idol of the four-armed Goddess Dakshina Mukhi Kali stands on the chest of Lord Shiva. As per custom, ‘Sodasha Upachar Kali Puja’ is carried out on the Kali temple twice a yr. Besides, Kali Puja on ‘Deepawali Amavasya’ and ‘Ratanti Kali Puja’ is completed in ‘Magha Krushna Pakshya Chaturdasi’ on the shrine. 

There can also be a singular custom prevalent on the shrine. Unlike different locations, as a substitute of utilizing utensils like plate, cup, saucers, and so forth, the ‘Anna Prasad’ is introduced within the cooking pots instantly from the ‘Rosha Ghara’ and supplied to the deity. The temple is now being managed by Endowment Commission.