Anandamayi Kali Temple located at Jagatnagar in Howrah is a popular shrine in the region. The shrine has a history of nearly 400 years and is famous for its annual Kali Puja on Dipwanti Amavasya (Diwali) in Kartik Month. Howrah Jagatnagar Anandamoyi Kali Temple Kali Puja 2026 date is November 8.
Jagatnagar Anandamayi Kali Temple Story
It is said that about 350 years ago, on a calm evening, a
nine-year-old Brahmin girl named Andi left this world for the next. The entire
village was drowned in grief. Her funeral pyre was prepared by the banks of the
Kana River, and the cremation rituals were performed according to custom.
But perhaps fate had something else written. Just as the
pyre began to blaze fiercely, a violent storm suddenly broke from the sky. Terrified,
people ran in every direction to save themselves. Within moments, the cremation
ground was empty—except for the lone burning pyre in the distance.
At that very moment, a monk who had been meditating nearby
received a divine vision. In his dream came a command: the half-burnt body
should be removed from the pyre and buried instead. And over that spot, an idol
of Mother Anandamoyee must be built.
Thus, through this miraculous event, the Kali temple of Jagat Nagar was born. In the beginning, the monk built only a small thatched
shrine with leaves and branches to install a sacred pot for worship—there was
no temple yet.
Jagatnagar Anandamayi Kali Temple History
Later, in 1294 Bengali year (1887 CE), a local trader named Kailas
Dutta received a divine message from the Mother and built a small temple.
An eight-metal (ashtadhatu) idol was brought from Benaras,
and the land for the temple was donated by the Zamindars of Chandannagar.
Today, with donations from devotees, a magnificent 65-foot-high
temple stands here, built at a cost of 6.5 million rupees.
Its structure is reminiscent of the Dakshineswar Bhavatarini
Temple, but the deity here is Anandamoyee Kali.
The worship and temple management are still carried out by
the descendants of Digambar Chakraborty’s family.
Local tradition says that the brass pot (ghat) installed by
Kailas Dutta during the consecration of the idol has never been emptied—its
water is said to be unchanged even after more than a hundred years! Worship
continues with that same sacred vessel.
During Kali Puja, the atmosphere here is truly festive.
Offerings to the Goddess include luchi (fried bread), khichuri (rice and
lentils), payesh (rice pudding), and various fruits.
The Goddess Anandamoyee Kali is revered as a living,
awakened deity (jagrat devi).
Hence, not only during Kali Puja but throughout the year, countless devotees flock to this temple to offer their prayers.