Kali Mata Mandir Kalka

Getting there

• By air

  Chandigarh International Airport is 42 km away by road.

• By train

  Kalka Railway Station is 1 km away by road. It is the northern terminal of the Delhi-Kalka line of Northern Railway.

• By road

  Kalka Bus Stand is 2 km away by road.

Why devotees come here

Kali Mata Mandir in Kalka, Panchkula district, Haryana, is dedicated to Devi Kali and is also called Kalka Mandir. It is a gateway to the eastern side of Himachal Pradesh, and local tradition links it to the Pandavas.

The temple is dedicated to Devi Kali and is also called Kalka Mandir. The temple is a gateway to the eastern side of Himachal Pradesh. Devotees visit it every year during Navratri, and an annual religious mela, a fair, is held here in March and April.

Oral tradition says the Pandavas of the Mahabharata built the original temple during their exile, when they stayed in this area for some time. Exile, the agyatvas, is the period in the Mahabharata when the Pandavas lived in hiding.

The temple is in Kalka, a town in Panchkula district, Haryana, near Panchkula city. The town sits in the Himalayan foothills on National Highway 5, between Chandigarh and Shimla. Kalka Railway Station is 1 km away by road, and Kalka Bus Stand is 2 km away.

Festivals

• During NavratriNavratri

  Devotees visit the temple every year during Navratri.

• March to AprilAnnual religious mela

  A religious fair is held every year in these months.

Tips for your visit

• The annual religious mela runs in March and April, so a visit in those months lets you see the fair.
• The town is on National Highway 5, the road between Chandigarh and Shimla, so the temple lies on that road.

Questions people ask