Dakshinkali Temple
Dakshinkali Temple
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This temple is dedicated to the ferocious goddess Kali, to whom animals are sacrificed twice a week.
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loo c
belgium297 contributions
Feb 2023 • Friends
It’s great to see the countryside just travelling 20 minutes from the centre of the city. Lots of gods and lots of things happening here most place to go
Written 18 February 2023
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ishwor dhakal
3 contributions
Oct 2021
Religious place, I suggest to travel early in the morning so that you can see beautiful hills on the way. Dakshinkali Temple is a beautiful place to visit.
Written 7 September 2022
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Rahul G
New Delhi, India219 contributions
Dec 2020
amazing temple. brings peace and a kind of vibration once you enter the premises. great art and architecture. blissful and serene place for blessings of the ma kali. . even in the times of covid, it is open for blessing seekers.
Written 31 December 2020
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Jalal Iqbal
Dhaka City, Bangladesh1,474 contributions
May 2019
a typical temple for Hindus. not clean or nice. animals are sacrificed here. can be crowded on special days.
Written 16 March 2020
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The_Traveling_Expat
Chicago, IL392 contributions
Dec 2019
Apparently Tuesday and Saturday are the two days when there are a lot of animal sacrifices. However, when I went, my guide told me that sacrifices happen daily, and that many tourists do not come here because of the live sacrifices. I have a strong stomach, so I was eager to witness this.
For me, the most memorable part of the trip was seeing a chicken and 2 goats get sacrificed while alive. It is not possible to take pictures, but it it possible to witness the beheading of the animals. This is not for people who have weak stomachs. There is a lot of blood, and if you are animal lover, you will not want to see this, but I thought it was fascinating to see the cultural practices of different religions.
For me, the most memorable part of the trip was seeing a chicken and 2 goats get sacrificed while alive. It is not possible to take pictures, but it it possible to witness the beheading of the animals. This is not for people who have weak stomachs. There is a lot of blood, and if you are animal lover, you will not want to see this, but I thought it was fascinating to see the cultural practices of different religions.
Written 30 December 2019
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rama1
Melbourne, Australia1,181 contributions
Oct 2019
To an outsider, this temple is a bit confusing.
It was great to see the locals going about their daily life.
Well worth a visit.
It was great to see the locals going about their daily life.
Well worth a visit.
Written 30 October 2019
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Dilip S
Vadodara, India1,122 contributions
Nov 2018
I left Shambling Boutique Hotel at 1500 and reached Pharping village , 22 km away from Kathmandu at 1600 on 3rd November , 2018 . The village was an one street one . I followed the street boasting stalls selling Pooja materials, trinkets and cocks, pigeons & uncastrated male goats for sacrifice .
At the end of the street , on the left side there were long stairs leading to the revered Dakshinkali Temple . As I didn’t want to offer any sacrifice and just wanted to take photographs , there was no need for me to stand in the queue . Near the temple , there was a raised view point to witness the proceedings .
Main entrance was protected by beautiful brass fencing . There were many little ,beautiful brass lamps fixed on the fencing . Two intricately carved brass lions were guarding the entrance of this fencing .
People carrying the animals directly went to the place where they were sacrificed to the goddess Kali . It seemed goats knew their imminent death as it was reflected in their eyes . They were very reluctant to move forward . I documented sacrifices of few cocks , goats and a buffalo . It was a gory job to do . Two young men ln hoodies , were so expert in slicing the neck of cocks , in front of a 60 cm high Kali statue , that in a single sweep of knife they used to behead the cock and threw the head over an adjoining roof . Crows were partying on such heads .
After the sacrifice , the devotees sprinkle the cock / goat blood on both themselves and the Kali idol . Then they used to drag their offerings to the nearby bloody stream to , wash , butcher and prepare the feast .
Tips :
Timings : 0600 to 2100
Sacrifices are offered only on Tuesday and Saturday
If one wants to sacrifice the animal / bird , she should be mentally prepared to stand in a queue for at least a couple of hours .
If one wants to just witness and document the process , she need not stand in a queue .
The process of sacrifice used to come to a halt between 1200 and 1300 to clean kilo litres of blood on the idol and the floor .
The gory experience is not for any feint hearted human being .
At the end of the street , on the left side there were long stairs leading to the revered Dakshinkali Temple . As I didn’t want to offer any sacrifice and just wanted to take photographs , there was no need for me to stand in the queue . Near the temple , there was a raised view point to witness the proceedings .
Main entrance was protected by beautiful brass fencing . There were many little ,beautiful brass lamps fixed on the fencing . Two intricately carved brass lions were guarding the entrance of this fencing .
People carrying the animals directly went to the place where they were sacrificed to the goddess Kali . It seemed goats knew their imminent death as it was reflected in their eyes . They were very reluctant to move forward . I documented sacrifices of few cocks , goats and a buffalo . It was a gory job to do . Two young men ln hoodies , were so expert in slicing the neck of cocks , in front of a 60 cm high Kali statue , that in a single sweep of knife they used to behead the cock and threw the head over an adjoining roof . Crows were partying on such heads .
After the sacrifice , the devotees sprinkle the cock / goat blood on both themselves and the Kali idol . Then they used to drag their offerings to the nearby bloody stream to , wash , butcher and prepare the feast .
Tips :
Timings : 0600 to 2100
Sacrifices are offered only on Tuesday and Saturday
If one wants to sacrifice the animal / bird , she should be mentally prepared to stand in a queue for at least a couple of hours .
If one wants to just witness and document the process , she need not stand in a queue .
The process of sacrifice used to come to a halt between 1200 and 1300 to clean kilo litres of blood on the idol and the floor .
The gory experience is not for any feint hearted human being .
Written 2 October 2019
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Shuddho G
Kolkata (Calcutta), India855 contributions
Jul 2019 • Solo
Goddess Kali is an incarnation of Mother Goddess Durga in Hindu mythology and is the destroyer of all evil.Very powerful and if you pray to her then bad elements of your life can be removed.
Written 16 July 2019
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Satish G
Kathmandu, Nepal30 contributions
Jun 2019 • Family
Its located a little bit out from main city. All the hindus from all over nepal came here to worship for their good times
Written 5 June 2019
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ginnyg0708
London, UK172 contributions
Apr 2019 • Solo
The road o the temple is really bumpy so get a 4x4! There is a walkway down to the temple lined with stalls selling flowers, spices and chickens! The temple itself is small but of great religious importance. I also climbed up the hill to a small shrine.
Written 25 April 2019
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