Thanthania Kalibari

Thanthania Kalibari

Thanthania Kalibari (Bengali: ঠনঠনিয়া কালীবাড়ি) is a Kali temple in Kolkata.^[1] The deity in the temple is known as Siddheshwari. On the occasion of Kali Puja, devotees gather at the temple for worship.

The Thanthania Kalibari was founded by Shankar Ghosh in 1803, a mentioned in the temple building itself. However, according to a different tradition it was built in 1703. The image of the presiding deity Siddheshwari is made of clay and the idol is painted every year with the colors red and black. Tuesdays and Saturdays are considered auspicious for a visit to the temple. The temple is 300+ years old, and the idol is even older.

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Hindu Temples in West Bengal
Bankura	Temples in Bishnupur Bahulara Siddheshwara
Bardhaman	Kalyaneshwari Temple Khaepa Kali Tala Pratapeswar Temple Naba Kailash (108 Shib Mandir) Krishna Chandra Mandir Siddheswari Kali Mandir Gopalbari Mandir Lalji Mandir
Birbhum	Nandikeshwari Temple Tarapith
Hooghly	Ananta Basudeba Temple Hangseshwari Temple Taraknath Temple Rampara Kalibari Jagatnagar kalibari
Howrah	Belur Math Madangopal Jiu Temple
Jalpaiguri
Kolkata	Birla Mandir Kalighat Thanthania Kalibari Firinghi Kalibari Lal Mandir Dwadosh Shib Mandir Lake Kalibari
Nadia	Mayapur ISKCON Temple Sonar Gouranga Mandir, Nabadwip Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip Dwadash Shib Mandir, Nabadwip Siddheshwari Kalibari, Krishnanagar Shyama Chand Mandir, Shantipur Nandakishore Mandir, Halisahar Rathtala Mandir, Kanchrapara
North 24 Parganas	Dakshineswar Kali Temple Kripamayee Kali Temple Adyapith Mandir Teghoria Loknath Mandir
Medinipur	Mohanpur Jagannath temple
Centres	Antpur Bakreshwar Barakar Bansberia Bishnupur Harmasra Dharapat Ekteswar Gangasagar Jaydev Kenduli Kalna Kamarpukur Kankalitala Labhpur Mainaguri Makardaha Mayapur Nabadwip Rajbalhat Sonatapal Tarapith Tarakeswar