Kali Puja 2022

Kali Puja, a festival dedicated to goddess Kali, is celebrated on the new moon day (Dipannita Amavasya) of the Hindu month Kartik. It usually coincides with the Lakshmi Puja day of Diwali.

Which Date is Kali Puja 22?

Kali Puja takes place between October and November during the new moon of the Hindu month of Kartik. This year, it takes place on October 24. It's a day dedicated to Kali — the goddess of life, death, and transcendence.

Which day to pray to Kali maa?

Maa Kali can be worshipped on all days of the week. The most auspicious time to worship Maa Kali is in the middle of the night (midnight). However, Fridays are very auspicious for worshiping female deities like Lakshmi, Saraswati, and Mahashakti.

How is Kali Puja celebrated?

Prayer Kali Puja / Observances

Can I do Kali puja at home?

Let me tell you how to do Kali puja at home. Clean your pooja room and create a welcoming ambiance to invite the Maa Kaali to your home. Decorate the pooja room with lamps since the pooja is performed on a new moon day, Place the idol or image of Maa Kaali on a pedestal covered with a red cloth.

Which day is good for Kali Puja?

Kali Puja is celebrated on the new moon day of the Hindu month Kartik. It is celebrated on the same day as Diwali, when other regions worship the godess Lakshmi.

Which day is for goddess Kali?

Day	Date	Name of the festival
Monday	24 October 2022	Kali Puja

What is Kali Maa Favourite Colour?

It is believed that red Hibiscus is Maa Kali's favourite flower and thus she is covered with a beautiful red garland of hibiscus.

What is the Favourite food of goddess Kali?

Ragi, the red millet, is considered to be the favourite food of the goddess down South. In Tamil Nadu, Ragi Koozhu, or porridge balls made of ragi, is a staple “prasadham” in many Mariamman temples (Mariamman is considered to be an incarnation of Kali.)

What Prasad is offered to Kali?

Unlike the general belief, Lord Kali is a vegetarian and is believed to love dishes made with rice. Mostly Khichdi and Kheer are offered as prasad to her.

How can I make my Kali Maa happy?

She wasted no time with me. ... Ways to invoke Kali:

1. Meditation - visualise her image and see what arises.
2. Self reflection - ask yourself questions like, where are you suppressing your wild, feminine self?
3. Asana - Take goddess squat and let out several primal roars from the belly.
4. Offer your negative beliefs to Kali.

Can we keep Kali Maa photo at home?

There's absolutely nothing wrong if you kept Kali murti or any other god goddesses in your home, as long as you are devoted to the divine.

Why do people pray to Kali?

As she is also the goddess of Preservation, Kali is worshiped as the preserver of nature. Kali is standing calm on Shiva, her appearance represents the preservation of mother nature. Her free, long and black hair represents nature's freedom from civilization.

Which direction should Kali face?

While an idol or statue of Maa Durga is best suited for the South-Eastern zone, Maa Kaali's idol should be placed facing South.

How do I talk to goddess Kali?

With a notebook and pen close by, close your eyes and summon Kali inwardly. Ask that the Kali energy in you be present. Ask, “Let me speak to Kali.” At this point, drop inside, and notice what is invoked in you by this question.

What happens when you worship Kali?

Kali is the Shakti inherent in Shiva as Mahakala, the great lord of eternity. She dances on Shiva in a prone form, showing the Divine life and joy that manifests out of absolute stillness and transcendence. Kali reminds one of Tagore's verses "Let me carry death in life that I may know life in death."

Why does Kali show her tongue?

In Kali temples, the tongue is smeared with the blood of sacrificed animals — a reminder that Mother Nature is — 'red in tooth and claw', giving life as well as taking life.

Who is the husband of goddess Kali?

She is often portrayed standing or dancing on her husband, the god Shiva, who lies prostrate beneath her.

Is Kali and Durga the same?

Kali, whose other names include Sati, Rudrani, Parvati, Chinnemastica, Kamakshi, Umak Menakshi, Himavati, and Kumari, is the fierce manifestation of the Hindu mother goddess, or Great Goddess Devi (also known as Durga).

Why alcohol is offered to Kali?

"Liquor is an essential element in worshipping the goddess who symbolises shakti (power) and destruction. Liquor signifies strong emotion and it is consumed as 'prasadam' after being offered to the deity," said Indologist Purba Sengupta.