Dakshinkali Temple

 Dakshinkali Temple

The Dakshinkali Temple is one of the well-known Hindu enshrinement that is devoted to the Goddess Kali also known as “the black one”.

The Dakshinkali Temple can be found 22 kilometers from Kathmandu valley and about a kilometer from the village known as Pharping.
While the road to the DakshinKali Temple is in very good condition, it is a steep climb all the way.
 Anyone planning to get to the DakshinKali Temple will find the incline quite interesting and the fun part will be on the way back.
The DakshinKali Temple is about 45 minutes by taxi from Kathmandu although there is the availability of public transport.
This is not the best way to get to DakshinKali Temple because this kind of transport is usually quite packed.

The Environ around DakshinKali Temple

The environ around the DakshinKali Temple particularly the parking lot will b very crowded as the route will take you down a path where flowers and offerings to the Goddess are sold. Weekends are good for the DakshinKali Temple as there is large assembly of well dressed adherents with most dragging goats and chicken to be offered as sacrifices to the Goddess. The DakshinKali Temple is found down the flight of steps open to the sky and is adorned with the c overhanging covering of embroidered snakes. The black stone image of Kali depicts her as hunching over a dead body characterizing victory over time.

Origin of DakshinKali Temple and Importance to Hindus

It is believed that DakshinKali Temple was brought about after Kali appeared in the dream of King Mala and ordered the king to construct the DakshinKali Temple dedicating her in an unknown strange place.

The DakshinKali Temple has an important role to Hindus who require her blessings.
It is believe that the Goddess at DakshinKali Temple has the ability to make these wishes come true.
 Animals and specifically the cockerels male goats that have not been castrated are sacrificed as wishes are made in front of DakshinKali Temple
Dakshinkali Temple is an ancient, historic and religious property of Nepal which has an exquisite and more than millennium years old legend of its establishment in the reign period of Manadeva of Lichchavi dynasty which was founded by Supushpa, the first Aryans and Lichchavi ruler of Nepal.
Mahakali is an intricate incarnation of goddess Annapurna who is consort of Mahakal(Pashupatinath). Dakshinkali inscribe Mahakali situated in Dashin(South) direction of Kathmandu.
As lord Shiva is never worshiped for sacrifice so does Mahakali. She does not gratify on sacrifice.The custom of sacrifice is incited through various myths and superstitious culture of human beings.
The myriad devotees of goddess Dakshinkali still argue that goddess Dakshinkali does not satisfy with sacrifice. They believe sacrifice is for making her warriors happy. Many opponents of animal sacrifice, do vegetarian sacrifice of coconuts. In contrast, many proponents believe that sacrifice of animals averts animals' sufferings giving them reincarnation to the place of goddess. It may support the mythology of an immortal state of a soul.
In Hindus holy Vedas and Puranas,it is written that her blue body with three eyes,each eye is made up of the Sun, the Moon and fire respectively. But some writers unknowingly named her as Dark Mother.Nevertheless her illumination is vigorously praised in Shiv Puran too.
Skewing glorious world history of Roman empire, more than decades of historical dark ages in the lap of its history, it is seen that an era in which starvation, outbreak of epidemic disease such as plague, unemployment and ignorance dwelled in the empire galloping millions death of innocent,uneducated and starving people. It is an ironical example to differentiate darkness versus unknowingly so called Dark Mother. Whereas voyaging to her mystery, Kalidas( Das means servant that is Mahakali servant)a renowned classical Sanskrit poet has written many epic poems and masterpiece of literature in 5th century, was blessed by Mahakali with a great deal of knowledge. Before her kind boon he was regarded as Maha Murkha(the most foolish) by other kings and even by her spouse princess Vidyotma. He got his name Kalidas only after he gained blessings of Mahakali.