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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 ...
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Kathiresan Temple, Colombo; Maha Kali Amman Temple, Mutwal; Modara Sivan Temple, Colombo; Pazaiya Kadhir Velayudha Swamy Temple, Colombo; Ponnambaleshvarar, Shivakamasundhari, Colombo; Bhama Rukmani Sameda Sri Partha Sarathi Permal Temple [Sri Krishnan Temple], Colombo; Puthiya Kadhir Velayudha Swamy Temple, Colombo; Sivan Temple, Ratmalana
She is like a divine actress in her own universal play who assumes the form and role of Sristi Kali, Rakta Kali, Yama Kali, Samhara Kali, Mrityu Kali, Rudra Kali, Mahakaala Kali, Paramaraka Kali, Kalagnirudra Kali, Martanda Kali, Sthitinasha Kali and Mahabhairavaghorachanda Kali who is none other than Kalasankarshini Kali.
As per the 2001 census, Puthagaram had a total population of 1713 with 879 males and 834 females. The sex ratio was 949. The literacy rate was 70.68. Significant section of the population belongs to the Senguntha Mudaliyar's. There celebrate Sri Maha Kaliamman thiruviza ever year second week.
Meanwhile, construction work for the new temple began on 27 October 1980 after the Housing Development Board (HDB), invited tenders, in February 1978, through the press for a religious site 2,000 sqm (21,528 sq.ft) in area at Depot Road on a 99-year lease - which was successfully tendered by the Temple Management for $195,687/-.
[55] [56] In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), an action-adventure film which takes place in 1935, a Thuggee cult of Kali worshippers are villains. [57] An Indian television series, Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai (2017), has Parvati (Mahakali), Shiva's consort, assuming varied forms to destroy evil and protect the innocent.