Kalkaji Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Kali, a Hindu goddess. It is in southern Delhi, in Kalkaji, a place whose name derives from the temple. The temple is located opposite to the Nehru Place and near the Okhla railway station.

History

Though the temple is thought to be much older, the oldest portions of its present building are believed to have been constructed not earlier than the 1764 CE by the Marathas, with additions in 1816 by Mirza Raja Kidar Nath, the Peshkar of Akbar II.

According to a Hindu legend, Kalika Devi was born at the site where the temple is situated.

Rituals

During the twice-yearly nine-day Hindu festival of Navratri, in spring and autumn, a large fair is organized in which devotees sing hymns to the Hindu goddess Durga.

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