Consort Shiva Architectural styles Hindu temple Inscriptions 2 Number of temples 1 | Festival deity Kali Number of monuments 1 Governing body Pakistan Hindu Council Primary deity Kali | |
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Similar Multan Sun Temple, Lava temple - Lahore fort, Prahladpuri Temple - Multan, Shri Varun Dev Mandir, Shri Laxmi Narayan Mandir | ||
Kali Mandir, Kalat is a Hindu temple located in Kalat, Pakistan in Balochistan province devoted to the Hindu goddess Kali.
History
Kalat has two percent Hindu population. In addition, there are some Hindu Hindkowan merchants who have settled in Kalat.
Kalat's Kali Devi temple is a Hindu mandir below citadel of the Kalat princely state, dedicated to Goddess Kali; this mandir dates back to pre-Islamic era of South Asia.
It has been known in earlier times as Kalat-i-Seva (from a legendary Hindu king) and Kalat-i Nicari which connects it with the Brahui Speaking Baloch tribe of Nicari , which is generally accepted as belonging to the oldest branch of the indigenous Brahois
The town of Kalat is said to have been founded by and named Qalat-e Sewa (Sewa's Fort), after Sewa, a legendary hero of the local Baloch.