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Maha Kali Amman Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Mutwal, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to Mahakali, the Hindu goddess of destruction and doomsday. The temple is believed to have been in existence since the Dutch Period (17-18 centuries A.D.). [1] The main festival of the temple is held in January every year. [1]
The village has four temples dedicated to Hindu deities. The Selva Maha Kali Amman Temple is the most popular of the four, while the Kailasha Nathar temple dedicated to Lord Shiva has significant history and due importance. The other two temples are the Palkulatthi Amman temple and a temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The annual "Thiruvizha" or ...
Pages in category "Hindu temples in Western Province, Sri Lanka" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Maha Kali Amman Temple, Mutwal; S.
The Sword and the Flute: Kālī and Kṛṣṇa, Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-03510-0. Kinsley, David (1987). Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 81-208-0379-5. Kinsley, David (1997).
Statue at the temple of a guardian with a very similar appearance to Kali. Pathirakali Amman Temple (Tamil: பத்திரகாளி அம்பாள் கோயில்) – Pathirakali Ambal Kovil – or the Kali Kovil, Trincomalee is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Bhadrakali, a form of the goddess Kali Amman in Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.
The temple started as a shrine dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali and Parvati [2] in 1855 before a temple was built by Bengali labourers in 1881. [ 1 ] Architecture
Maha Maya, Shiva Purana also addresses as Rudra Kali being Shiva's daughter, Shiva nandini: Sanskrit transliteration: भद्रकाली: Abode: No abode. Considered Digambari (One wearing directions as dress) means all-pervading. Mantra: oṃ bhadrakāl̤yai namaḥ; Weapon: Sword: A symbol of divine knowledge that cuts through ignorance.
The temple was maintained through donations collected from among its devotees - both the Hindu employees of the Brickworks and those from the surrounding areas. The Borneo Company and later the Alexandra Brickworks had, for many years, made an official contribution of S$10.00 per month until the early part of 1967.