Shri Kalika Mandir, Nashik
BhaktiBharat — 2026
Reference · English · Open access
Nashik's Kalika village-goddess temple.
Source: BhaktiBharat.com
Original source or repositoryThe Library of Kali Ma — Source Directory
Browse 2,010 curated Kali Ma source records with authors, languages, dates, citations and original source links. Directory page 27 of 42.
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Shri Kalkaji Mandir, Delhi
Explore Our India — 2025
Reference · English · Open access
Legends, history and architecture of Delhi's Kalkaji temple.
Source: Explore Our India
Original source or repositoryShri Mahakali Stuti Sangrah
Not stated — Date not established
Book · Gujarati · Open access
Collection of Gujarati hymns to Mahakali.
Source: Digital Library of India, via Internet Archive
Original source or repositoryShri Shri Chandi (trans. Kaliprasanna Sarkar)
Sarkar, Kaliprasanna (trans.) — 1896
Scripture · Bengali · Open access
1890s Bengali translation of the Chandi.
Source: Digital Library of India, via Internet Archive
Original source or repositoryShri Shri Kali Kirtan
Sen, Ramprasad — 1855
Book · Bengali · Open access
Ramprasad's Kali Kirtan in an 1855 printing.
Source: West Bengal Public Library Network, via Internet Archive
Original source or repositoryShri Shri Kali Kul-kundalini, Vol. 2
Bhuluya — 1926
Book · Bengali · Open access
Bengali tantric work on Kali and kundalini (volume 2 of a series).
Source: Digital Library of India, via Internet Archive
Original source or repositoryShri Shri Kali Kul-kundalini, Vol. 3
Bhuluya — 1927
Book · Bengali · Open access
Third volume of the Bengali Kalikula work (vol. 2 is already in the library).
Source: Digital Library of India, via Internet Archive
Original source or repositoryShri Shri Ramakrishna Kathamrita, Part 1 (6th ed.)
Gupta, Mahendranath ('Sri M') — 1912
Book · Bengali · Open access
Bengali original of the Gospel of Ramakrishna, the Kali priest of Dakshineswar (the library holds only English excerpts).
Source: West Bengal Public Library Network / DLI, via Internet Archive
Original source or repositoryShri Shri Ramakrishna Kathamrita, Vol. 3
Gupta, Mahendranath ('Sri M') — 1908
Book · Bengali · Open access
Third volume of the Bengali Kathamrita, first edition era.
Source: West Bengal Public Library Network / DLI, via Internet Archive
Original source or repositoryShri Shri Ramakrishna Kathamrita, Vol. 4 (2nd ed.)
Gupta, Mahendranath ('Sri M') — 1914
Book · Bengali · Open access
Fourth volume of the Bengali Kathamrita.
Source: West Bengal Public Library Network / DLI, via Internet Archive
Original source or repositoryShrine at Dakshinkali Temple, located 22 kilometres outside Kathmandu, is dedicated to the goddess Kali
Dirgha Man / Ganesh Man Chitrakar collection — 1950s-1970s
Museum record · English · Open access
Digitised negative of the Dakshinkali shrine (research use).
Source: British Library Endangered Archives Programme (EAP838)
Original source or repositoryShubala: A Child-Mother
Sorabji, Cornelia — 1920
Article · English · Open access
India's first woman lawyer on rural Bengal, where smallpox was called a visit from Kali.
Source: Wikisource (public domain)
Original source or repositoryShweta Kali Temples in Bengal: White Kali
Rajendran, Abhilash — 2026
Article · English · Open access
Four Bengal temples of the white Kali.
Source: Hindu Blog
Original source or repositoryShyama Kavacha and Dakshina Kalika Stavaraja (manuscript)
Unknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Manuscript of Shyama's armour hymn and the Dakshina Kalika 'king of hymns' (Shiva-Parashurama dialogue).
Source: Jagannath Bhattarai Collection, Nepal, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryShyama Puja: Goddess Shyama Puja on Diwali in Bengal
Sanagala, Naveen — 2026
Article · English · Open access
Rituals and history of Shyama Puja.
Source: HinduPad
Original source or repositoryShyama Rahasya (Devanagari manuscript, Raghunath Temple, Jammu)
Purnananda Giri (attrib.) — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Manuscript copy of the Shyama Rahasya (a printed edition was in batch 4).
Source: Dharmartha Trust, Raghunath Temple, Jammu; eGangotri, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryShyama Rahasya and Shivavali Vidhana (UPSS Tantra manuscript)
Unknown — Date not established
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Scanned manuscript of the Shyama Rahasya, a Kali tantra, with a Shivavali ritual text.
Source: eGangotri / Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryShyama Rahasya Tantra
Shastri, Hari Shankar (ed.) — 1899
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Edition of the Shyamarahasya, a Bengali Kalikula digest of Kali worship (the library holds single hymns from it, not the full text).
Source: Digital Library of India, via Internet Archive
Original source or repositoryShyama Sangeet (2nd ed.)
Unknown compiler — 1925
Book · Bengali · Open access
1920s anthology of Bengali songs to Shyama (Kali).
Source: Digital Library of India, via Internet Archive
Original source or repositoryShyama Sangeeter Bhakti Sudhay Kazi Nazrul Islam
Asha Sarker — 2025 issue / 2026 online
Article · Bengali · Open access
Textual study of Kazi Nazrul Islam's songs to Syama/Kali, including maternal and national imagery. The complete article is in Bengali; the PDF text extraction has broken Bengali glyphs, so prefer reading the hosted PDF visually.
Source: Jagannath University Journal of Arts 15(1), 65-74; DOI 10.3329/jnujarts.v15i1.87698
Original source or repositoryShyamā Sangīt: The Devotional Music Dedicated to Goddess Kāli
Shamayita Panja; Madhumita Bhattacharya — 2025
Article · English · Open access
Six-page study of the forms, themes, devotional significance and musical structures of Kali worship songs.
Source: sangeetgalaxy.co.in
Original source or repositoryShyama Stotram (Sharada manuscript, 1409.13)
Unknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Kashmiri Sharada-script manuscript of a hymn to Shyama.
Source: Sharada manuscripts collection, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryShyama-sangeet-sangraha
Mukhopadhyay, Sriramrenu (ed.) — 1960
Book · Bengali · Open access
Anthology of Bengali Shyama Sangeet (songs to Kali).
Source: Digital Library of India, via Internet Archive
Original source or repositoryShyamakali Mandir Puri
BhaktiBharat — 2025
Reference · English · Open access
Profile of the Puri royal family's Shyama Kali shrine.
Source: BhaktiBharat.com
Original source or repositoryShyamasangit (Banglapedia)
Sayeed, Khan Md — n.d.
Reference · English · Open access
Encyclopedia entry on Bengali devotional songs to Kali.
Source: Banglapedia, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
Original source or repositorySiddheswari Kalibari, Baghbazar
Bose, Kinjal — 2020
Article · English · Open access
Heritage post on a north Kolkata Kali temple, its founding legend and festivals.
Source: Kinjal Bose (heritage blog)
Original source or repositorySiddheswari Kalibari, Kutighat
Bose, Kinjal — 2018
Article · English · Open access
An 1843 Kali temple with a wooden image.
Source: Kinjal Bose (heritage blog)
Original source or repositorySiddhikali Stotram (from the Tridasha Damara Tantra)
Unknown — n.d.
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Long hymn to Siddhikali, a Newar form of Kali.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositorySignificance of Kali Puja
Sashital, Meera S. — n.d.
Article · English · Open access
Why eastern India worships Kali on the Diwali new moon.
Source: Free Press Journal
Original source or repositorySil (Narasingha P.), Ramakrsna Paramahamsa: A Psychological Profile [compte rendu]
Padoux, André — 1992
Article · French · Open access
Review of Sil's psychological study of the Dakshineswar priest.
Source: Archives de sciences sociales des religions 80, pp. 291-292 (Persée)
Original source or repositorySindh: Hindus Protest over Attack on Kali Mata Temple
Khokhar, Shafique — 2026
Article · English · Open access
Protests after vandalism of a Sindh Kali Mata temple.
Source: AsiaNews
Original source or repositorySinging to the Goddess: Poems to Kālī and Umā from Bengal
McDermott, Rachel Fell — 2001 CE
Book · Not specified · Metadata only
From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Scholarly Works.
Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography
Original source or repositorySiruvachchur Śrī Madhura Kālikāmbā Suprabhātam
South Indian Sanskrit temple hymn — undated; digital edition
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
A South Indian devotional awakening hymn dedicated to Madhura Kālikāmbā; the opening salutes Śrī Dakṣiṇakālikā. Extends the digital library beyond the better-known Bengali and pan-Sanskrit texts.
Source: Sanskrit Documents volunteer project
Original source or repositorySiva and Sakti, Vol. 1
Pal, Dhirendra Nath — 1910
Book · English · Open access
Bengali author's English exposition of Shiva and Shakti.
Source: Digital Library of India, via Internet Archive
Original source or repositorySiva Temple Architecture etc.: சிற்ப வேலைப்பாடுகள்
Author unrecorded — Date not established
Book · Tamil · Open access
Tamil account of temple sculpture, including large Bhadrakali figures.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Original source or repositorySketch with Kali and a Young Boy
Unknown (Punjab Hills, Kangra?) — ca. 1800
Museum record · English · Open access
Pahari preparatory sketch of Kali with a boy.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1996.384
Original source or repositorySocio-Religious Significance of Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam
Author unrecorded — 2025
Article · English · Open access
Fieldwork-based study of Kamakhya's myths and ritual life, with discussion of Kali among the Mahavidyas.
Source: Anthropology and Ethnology Open Access Journal (Medwin Publishers), doi:10.23880/aeoaj-16000260
Original source or repositorySome Great Newari Dances
Shrestha, Milan — 2015
Article · English · Open access
Includes the origin and masked battle of the Mahakali dance.
Source: Hotel Shanker blog, Kathmandu
Original source or repositorySome Reflections on the Meaning of Dīkṣā in Kerala According to Mātṛsadbhāvatantra
Karasinski, Maciej — 2020 CE
Article · Not specified · Metadata only
From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Scholarly Works.
Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography
Original source or repositorySome Selected Sculpted Images of Chamunda Found in Assam: A Glimpse into Their Iconographic Features
Nezine — n.d.
Article · English · Open access
Assamese Chamunda sculptures read against the Kalika Purana.
Source: Nezine (Northeast India)
Original source or repositorySouth Asia, Indus Civilization
Clark, Sharri R., and Jonathan Mark Kenoyer — 2017 CE
Article · Not specified · Metadata only
From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Scholarly Works.
Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography
Original source or repositorySouth-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses, Chapter 4
Krishna Sastri, H. — 1916
Book · English · Open access
Chapter on Shiva images, including the dance contest between Shiva and Kali.
Source: Wikisource (public domain)
Original source or repositorySouvenir Painting of the Goddess Kali Standing on the God Shiva
Unknown — c. 1900-1950
Museum record · English · Open access
Painted cloth (chitrapata) souvenir of Kali on Shiva.
Source: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Original source or repositorySpiritual Materialism / Material Spiritualism: Shakta Tantric Approaches to Matter
Chakraborty, Sudipta; Mukhopadhyay, Anway — 2022
Article · English · Open access
Argues for a Shakta Tantric ontology that dignifies matter, drawing on the Bengali goddess tradition.
Source: eTropic 21(2), James Cook University
Original source or repositorySree Sree Kalimata Thakurani of Kalighat v. Jibandhan Mukherjee & Others
Author unrecorded — 1961 CE
Reference · Not specified · Metadata only
From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Legal Authorities and Legislation.
Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography
Original source or repositorySri Bamakhepa of Tarapith, A Brief Life Story
Harding, Elizabeth Usha — 2022
Article · English · Open access
Life of the Tarapith mystic Bamakhepa by the author of Kali: The Black Goddess of Dakshineswar.
Source: Kali Mandir, Laguna Beach
Original source or repositorySri Chamundeshwari Temple, Chamundi Hill, Mysore
Hindu Religious Institutions & Charitable Endowments Dept., Government of Karnataka — Date not established
Reference · English · Open access
Official history page of the Chamundeshwari temple.
Source: Government of Karnataka (HRI&CE)
Original source or repositoryŚrī Dakṣiṇakālikā Triśatī Stotram
Traditional; attributed to Kālītantra — Publication date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
An especially useful name-source for the library: Dakṣiṇakālikā is praised through long sequences organized by mantra syllables and additional names including Kāmakhyā and Bhairavī forms. Includes the opening ritual statements, full triśatī and final completion line.
Source: Sanskrit Documents volunteer project
Original source or repository