Bhagwa Kali Temple

Getting there

• By air

  The nearest airports are Kanpur and Lucknow.

• By train

  The district how-to-reach page gives Phaphund (Dibiyapur) as the nearest railway station, 22 km away. This is a district-level distance.

• By road

  The temple is about 2.2 km by road from Auraiya bus stand. Auraiya is about 225 km from Lucknow and 109 km from Kanpur.

Why devotees come here

Bhagwa Kali Temple is an old temple near the Yamuna river in Auraiya district, Uttar Pradesh. The district listing says it is basically dedicated to Shiva. Tradition ties it to the 11th century, though archaeology dates the building to the 18th century.

The district tourism listing says the temple is basically dedicated to Shiva. It describes the temple as very old and situated near the Yamuna river. Ancient stories and customs, as the listing records them, connect the temple with the 11th century.

Archaeology gives a later date. The district listing for the Yagya Sthal of Bhagwa Kali Temple says archaeology dates its construction to the 18th century. Auraiya town is the district headquarters, and the temple lies in this district, close to the river.

The district pages do not give the same distance from Auraiya bus stand. The main temple listing gives 2.2 km by road. The Yagya Sthal listing gives a longer distance from the same bus stand, so the route is worth confirming before you set out.

Tips for your visit

• Use the bus stand as your starting point, because the main district listing measures the distance from there.
• The Yamuna river runs close to the temple, so the river is a useful landmark to mention when you ask for directions.
• Ask locally for the route from the bus stand, because the district pages do not agree on the distance.

Questions people ask