Kalighat Kali Temple
E513912
Kalighat Kali Temple is a renowned Hindu temple in Kolkata, India, dedicated to the goddess Kali and revered as one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalighat Kali Temple canonical | 4 |
| Kalighat | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5336334 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kalighat Kali Temple Context triple: [Shakti Peetha, hasComponentShrine, Kalighat Kali Temple]
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A.
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a renowned 19th-century Hindu temple complex near Kolkata, India, dedicated to the goddess Kali and closely associated with the mystic saint Ramakrishna.
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B.
Samaleswari Temple
Samaleswari Temple is a revered Hindu shrine in Sambalpur, Odisha, dedicated to Goddess Samaleswari, the presiding deity of the region and an important center of Shakti worship.
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C.
Dhakeshwari Temple
Dhakeshwari Temple is a prominent and centuries-old Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, regarded as the city’s principal place of Hindu worship and an important national heritage site.
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D.
Kamakhya Temple
Kamakhya Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in Assam, India, dedicated to the goddess Kamakhya and revered as one of the most important Shakti Peethas.
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E.
Kanaka Durga Temple
Kanaka Durga Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine dedicated to Goddess Kanaka Durga, situated on the Indrakeeladri hill overlooking the Krishna River in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kalighat Kali Temple Target entity description: Kalighat Kali Temple is a renowned Hindu temple in Kolkata, India, dedicated to the goddess Kali and revered as one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the region.
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A.
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a renowned 19th-century Hindu temple complex near Kolkata, India, dedicated to the goddess Kali and closely associated with the mystic saint Ramakrishna.
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B.
Samaleswari Temple
Samaleswari Temple is a revered Hindu shrine in Sambalpur, Odisha, dedicated to Goddess Samaleswari, the presiding deity of the region and an important center of Shakti worship.
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C.
Dhakeshwari Temple
Dhakeshwari Temple is a prominent and centuries-old Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, regarded as the city’s principal place of Hindu worship and an important national heritage site.
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D.
Kamakhya Temple
Kamakhya Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in Assam, India, dedicated to the goddess Kamakhya and revered as one of the most important Shakti Peethas.
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E.
Kanaka Durga Temple
Kanaka Durga Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine dedicated to Goddess Kanaka Durga, situated on the Indrakeeladri hill overlooking the Krishna River in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
Shakti Peetha ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| approximateReconstructionCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| architectureStyle |
Bengali temple architecture
ⓘ
nava-ratna style influences ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bengali Hindu culture
ⓘ
Kalighat painting tradition ⓘ Tantric practices ⓘ myths of Sati and Shiva ⓘ |
| considered |
one of the 51 Shakti Peethas
ⓘ
one of the most important Kali temples in India ⓘ one of the most important pilgrimage sites in West Bengal ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Kali ⓘ |
| deityType | goddess ⓘ |
| earlierShrineEvidence | at least 17th century ⓘ |
| famousFor |
charcoal-black stone image of Kali
ⓘ
silver and gold ornamentation of the deity ⓘ unique idol of Kali ⓘ |
| governingBody | Kalighat Temple Committee ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
natmandir (prayer hall)
ⓘ
sanctum sanctorum (garbhagriha) ⓘ surrounding temple complex ⓘ |
| hasOffering |
flowers
ⓘ
red hibiscus flowers ⓘ sweets ⓘ |
| hasPriestCommunity | Brahmin priests ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
animal sacrifice
ⓘ
daily puja ⓘ special Kali Puja ceremonies ⓘ |
| legend | to mark the place where the toes of Sati fell ⓘ |
| locatedInArea |
Kalighat
ⓘ
linked to:
Kalighat Kali Temple
|
| locatedInCity |
Kolkata
ⓘ
linked to:
Calcutta
|
| locatedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Kolkata district ⓘ |
| locatedInState | West Bengal ⓘ |
| majorFestival |
Diwali
ⓘ
Durga Puja ⓘ Kali Puja ⓘ Navaratri ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark | Kalighat tram depot ⓘ |
| nearbyTransport |
Jatin Das Park metro station
ⓘ
Kalighat metro station ⓘ |
| nearRiver | Hooghly River ⓘ |
| onRiver | Adi Ganga ⓘ |
| pilgrimageImportance |
draws devotees from all over India
ⓘ
major religious tourism destination in Kolkata ⓘ |
| principalDeityForm |
Kali as Bhavatarini
ⓘ
linked to:
Goddess Kali
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| worshipTradition |
Shaktism
ⓘ
Tantric worship ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kalighat Kali Temple Description of subject: Kalighat Kali Temple is a renowned Hindu temple in Kolkata, India, dedicated to the goddess Kali and revered as one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the region.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kalighat Kali Temple
subject linked to:
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
linked to: Kalighat Kali Temple
subject linked to:
Goddess Kali