Proper name कालिञ्चोक भगवती State/province Janakpur Zone District Dolakha District | Country Nepal Location Kalinchowk VDC | |
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Important festivals Chaite Dashain, Dashain Primary deity Kali (An incarnation of goddess Durga) | ||
Kalinchowk Bhagwati Temple (Nepali: कालिञ्चोक भगवती) is a Hindu shrine in Dolkha District of Nepal. It is situated in Kalinchowk VDC in Dolkha at the altitude of 3842m from sea-level. The myth about this temple is once a person exits the temple premises one shouldn't return. It approxly takes 1 hour to reach to this temple from kuri village. Its a part of Gaurishankar Conservation Area from where two rivers Sun Kosi and Tama Kosi river are originated.
As per the priest of temple assigned by the GUTHI, In Hindu mythology, this is the place where Goddess Kali killed Raktabīja; was an asura (loosely translated as demon) who fought with God and Goddess from the side of the Asura and he was blessed by Mahadev/Siva that each drop of blood pouring from Raktabīja's body and devoured his duplicates, so his single drop of blood turn into a form of his own so there were millions and billon armies generated by his blood, to stop the regeneration of the Asura Goddess Kali drunk his blood. After killing Raktabija Goddess Kali felt thirsty and there were no source of water then God Mahadev/Siva through his Trisul (Weapon of Siva) on the top of the mountain for water and Goddess drunk that water to fulfill her thrust. There is still source of small amount of water (called Kunda in Nepali, which is taken as holy water and devotees take water to home as well. Still there are bare land surrounding, and there are believe that are due to blood of Raktabija.