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Kali Puja Tonight, Inclement Weather May Hamper Celebration

Kali, is a Hindu goddess who is considered to be the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In this tradition, she is considered as a ferocious form of goddess Mahadevi, the supreme of all powers, or the ultimate reality || Photo: Collected

Kali, is a Hindu goddess who is considered to be the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In this tradition, she is considered as a ferocious form of goddess Mahadevi, the supreme of all powers, or the ultimate reality || Photo: Collected

Kali Puja or Shyama Puja, the second largest festival of Bangalee Hindu community, will be celebrated across the country tonight with due religious fervor. 

Kali Puja is also called Deepabali or Diwali, the festival of lights.

Inclement weather due to impact of deep depression in the Bay of Bengal may hamper the puja celebration as it has been raining all over the country since morning today. 

Usually, Kali Puja, worshipping the Goddess of strength, wisdom and enlightenment, is celebrated at the night of Amavasya of the Bangla month of Kartik (October or November).

At the night of the festival, members of the Hindu community light earthen lamps (Pradeep) at their houses and crematoriums in memory of their departed elderly persons.

In the capital city, the Shyama Puja will be celebrated at Dhakeshwari National Temple, Siddheshwari Kali Temple, Sri Sri Baradeshwari Kalimata Temple under Sabujbagh police station, Ramna Kali Mandir, Radha Gobinda Jeo's Thakur Temple at Banagram, Postogola crematorium, Ramkrishna Mission, Biharilal Jeo's Temple at Sutrapur, Gautam Mandir, Ramseeta Mandir, Shibmandir at Shankharibazar, Tanti Bazar and Bangla Bazar.

According to puja schedule, Ramkrishna Mission and Ramkrishna Math, Dhaka, the worship of goddess Kali will begin in the night tomorrow at the mission, which will be followed by offering of anjali and 'hom-joggo'.

Marking the festival, idols of the Goddess Kali have already been installed at different temples and mandaps across the city.

At some temples, animals will be sacrificed as one of the customs of the festival.

According to myths, goddess Kali was born out of the brow of Goddess Durga during one of her battles with the evil forces.

During the battle, Kali was so much in a killing spree that she began destroying everything that came in her sight. To stop her, Lord Shiva threw himself under her feet. Shocked by this, Kali stuck out her tongue in astonishment and put an end to her rampage.

The main purpose of the puja is to seek the help of the goddess in destroying evil-both in the outside world and within human being.

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