Mahakali Mandir

Goddess Mahakali Mata Temple is very famous and old temple in Chandrpur. In the month of
April on Hanuman Jayanti thousands of pilgrimage come from different parts of the India. In hot
summer days people queued for the worship of Mahakali Mata. At least four to five hours they
are queued for the Mata's Darshan. Different Organizations and social workers help people in
numerous ways by providing drinking water facilities, Prasad, Accomodation etc

Mahakali Mandir in Chandrapur is an icon for Chandrapur. It is symbolic to Chandrapur City

and it has prominent place in the heart of people of Chandrapur. Devotes visit Mahakali Mandir
every day but Tuesdays are special days to visit Mahakali mandir. There is a small Ganesh
temple and Hannuman temple inside the Mahakali Mandir premises . There are two entrances for
the temple. The rear entrance has Ganesh and Hanuman temple. Both the entrances have small
shops for puja supplies like coconut, flowers and cloth. We get lot of other things for home décor
& puja décor items all the time near the temple. There is also Shani temple next to the rear
entrance.

There are 2 idols (murthys) in the Mahakali Mandir. One standing murthy is the main idol
decorated with red, yellow and orange color cloths. The main idol also associated with Shiv
Ling. The second murthy is reclining position. The second idol is actually below the ground level
and to reach there, devotes need to walk in kind of a tunnel.

Inside the temple the priest will be always there to assist you with puja and offerings. Every year
there is a fair during the month of April, during that period all the devotes from different parts of
state visit the Mahakali Mandir. Now there is a trust formed to take care of temple
administration. There were lot of improvements to the amenities of the temple in last decade.
Temple authority has made dharmashalas for devotes to help them stay near the temple for free
who travels from distant places of the Chandrapur district .

The annual fair that used to happen in the month of April used to be a big festival for the
devotees of Mahakali and also for Chandrapur people. There used to be lots of activities and
events for all the ages and used to be a time for joy and fun for all the people. There used to be
shops selling kitchen gadgets, toys, bangles, imitation jewellry, cloths. Entertainers used to come
from different parts of Chandarpur district and various parts of Maharastra state to show
entertain the people and show their skills. There used to be small magic shows and circus. The
kids used to wait for all the year for this event and which makes it a memorable festival for the
family and kids.