Kalighat Kali Temple: Aarti & Puja Schedule

• Mangala Aarti, the temple opens and the goddess is woken and worshipped5:00 AM to 7:00 AM
• Bhog offering and general puja through the forenoonMorning
• Sanctum closed; midday bhog and cleaning2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
• Evening (Sandhya) Aarti as the second session peaksAround 6:30 PM
• Final offerings before the 10:30 PM closeLate evening

The daily rhythm opens with the Mangala Aarti, roughly 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM, when the goddess is ceremonially woken and the first worship of the day is performed. This is the most serene slot to witness the ritual before the crowds thicken. Through the forenoon there are bhog offerings and continuous puja as devotees file past the black-stone image with its three golden eyes and gold tongue.

After the 2 PM to 5 PM closure, the evening session builds toward the Sandhya (evening) Aarti around 6:30 PM, a louder, lamp-and-bell affair that many local devotees plan their day around. Final offerings follow before the temple closes for the night at about 10:30 PM.

Exact aarti times drift with the season and with the temple's own calendar, so treat them as approximate. If you specifically want to catch the Mangala Aarti or the evening aarti, arrive with a buffer, and expect the heaviest press of worshippers on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Amavasya, when puja here is considered especially potent. Note too that Kalighat is one of the temples where animal sacrifice still takes place on certain days near the balidan area.

Compiled from public sources including Kalighat Temple - Wikipedia · Kalighat metro station - Wikipedia · Trawell.in - Kalighat Kali Temple guide · Wikimedia Commons - temple photo file. Timings and seasonal closures change; confirm with the temple trust before travelling.