Dakshin Delhi Kalibari Association — Attraction in New Delhi

The idea of setting up a Kalibari was conceived in 1967 at an informal meeting of some members of the Phalguni sangha Club of Sector 7, Ramakrishna Puram. The Club organized a Durga puja the same year on an open ground. The puja went off well, but there was little surplus fund and which to initiate the building of a Kalibari. The members were undaunted and the search for a site continued. One winter morning, one of the pioneeras came to the ground at the foot of Swami Malai hillock and felt that the undulating land,a little above the ground level, but not too high, could be an ideal place for the abode of Kali. The Welfare Association of sector 7, Ramakrishna Puram heartily endorsed the idea.

A temporary temple was constructed on Saturday the 13th July, 1968 under heavy downpour and an idol donated by Srimati Purnima Gupta was installed on the same day which the organizers started worshiping regularly. This small image is now preserved in the permanent temple as ADI DEVI.

There were some objections from Delhi Development Authority against the construction of the temporary temle and demolition action was initiated. Not only the members resisted, their housewives of the area came forward too. On one occasion when the men were away at their work, women kept the demolition squad at bay. B.K. Handa and family resisiding close to the Kalibari gave remarkable service.

In July 1968 an adhoc committee was formed for the Kalibari Association with the Late Shri. Nalani Ranjan Ghosh, M.P as President, Chitta Basu M.P as working President, Anil Kumar ghosh as Secretaty and Durgajati Bose as Treasurer. Nalani Babu got the demolition proceedings stopped and moved the Minister for the allotment of land to the temple. A committee was formed of Sarvarshi Bose H.K., Chanda M.L., Chatterjee B.K., Dutta S.K., Ghosh  Anil Kumar and Sen P.C, to draft a suitable constitution. The draft prepared by Shri.Dutta S.K was ultimately adopted with suitable modifications. Certain provisions of the constitution were consciously kept flexible with a view to cater to the growing need in changed circumstances.

The first elected Excutive committee was formed in December 1969 with Shri. Kishore Kr. Palit as the first General Secretary. On the death of Shri. N.R. Ghosh,  Shri. N.C. Chatterjee was elected as the President. The association got registered. Shri. V.V.Giri, President of India visited Kalibari during the celebration of Durga Puja in 1969. Shri.S.K.Kanjilal, retired member of P & T Board and resident of vasant Vihar becam fully involved in...

Me and my family visited Delhi in the year 2017. That time, we stayed here. We are Bengali and being a Bengali we were very satisfied with the environment of the place and the food served there.

Food: At that time, the food was excellent. Just think in Rs 40/ Rs 50 they served double egg meal which included double egg curry, 3-4 sabji, dal rice/roti. So, I can conclude their price was reasonable.

Rooms: After reaching the hotel, we spent 4 days in our booked room. That room was avg clean and the service was good. But for some reason we stayed one day extra there and in that room some other party had their bookings so we needed to shift in the other room. That room was very dirty and depressing. Bathrooms were also not good. But we adjusted somehow for a day. Their rooms are not very spacious, a bit conjusted.

The main attraction of the place is the temple. Every day early morning and in the evening arti takes place. It is really calming and soothing to see the pujari to make arrangements for the puja and the overall puja process.

To visit the other places in Delhi, this place recommended us a driver who leaves nearby but he was not very communicative and we missed to visit Chandni chowk because of him 😞. So, choose your...

Visited on 04 Apr 22. Bus stop is Malai Mandir. Bus no. 604 takes you directly to this place from New Delhi Railway Station with minimal charges. Nearest Metro station is Munirka.

Beautiful Kali Temple with big lawn.

Very simple place to stay in calm environment. No individual TV in individual room. Rabindra bhavan is adjacent to Dining facility and have on 2 floor, best for aged person. Vivekananda bhawan have 3 floor and AC room facility. AC room charges are too high in comparison to facilities provided. Simple bed, no TV, no room service and on 2 nd floor. Low quality bed, pillow and bed sheet. Attached bath. Tasty Food includes breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. You can take Rice, Dal and Subji (Tarkari) more than once. Veg meal-Rs. 100, Egg meal- 110, Fish meal 120, chicken...