Verified with Documented VariantsEditorial Framework #2 of 51Adi Shakti Peetha (Kalika Purana tradition)

Kalighat (Kolkata)

कालीघाट (कोलकाता) · Kalighat Kali Temple (West Bengal, India)

Editorial & Scholarly Protocol: AnantaMarg uses a 51-site Pithanirnaya-based framework for this catalogue. Other Shakta traditions preserve different enumerations and identifications.

Spiritual Significance

The celebrated Kali sanctuary on the Adi Ganga, whose iconic black touchstone murti with three golden eyes and protruding golden tongue commands the Shakta heart of Bengal.

Sacred Triad & Field-Level Provenance

Pithanirnaya Recension

Shakti (Devi)Primary

Kalika

कालिका

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 2

Sources: pithanirnaya

BhairavaPrimary

Nakuleshwar

नकुलेश

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 2

Sources: pithanirnaya

Relic / Body PartPrimary

Four Right Toes (Dakshina Pada-anguli)

दाहिने पैर की चार उंगलियां

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 2

Sources: pithanirnaya

Documented Variants:

Face / Tongue in regional oral folklore

Local Kolkata oral tradition

Modern Location & Geographic Coordinates

22.5204° N, 88.3426° E

Identified Site

Kalighat Kali Temple

Anami Sangha, Kalighat

State/Province & Country

Kolkata, West Bengal (India)

Access Guidance: Near Kalighat Metro Station in south Kolkata on the old Adi Ganga course.

Traditional History & Temple Lore

Pithanirnaya records that the toes of Sati's right foot fell here. Legend relates that an ascetic named Atmaram Brahmachari discovered the stone fragment from the Bhagirathi river.

Documentary Sources & Provenance Hierarchy

Tier 1 — Scriptural Texts (प्रामाणिक धार्मिक ग्रंथ)

Pithanirnaya (Mahapithanirupana) (Verse 2) [D.C. Sircar (1948)]

Tier 2 & 3 — Institutional, Archaeological & Scholarly Sources

Kalighat Temple Committee (official temple)
West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation (government tourism)

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