kallighat

Updated: June 16, 2025

It is, however, frequently postponed, at the very last moment, for a few hours longer, as the priest has taken fresh observations, and hit upon a still luckier instant. Of course, such a discovery has to be paid for by an extra fee. There are several different feasts every year in honour of the four- armed goddess Kally, especially in the village of Kallighat, near Calcutta.

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