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| name = Kalimath<br />
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| other_name = Kaviltha<br />
| settlement_type = village<br />
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| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand, India<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|30.563887|N|79.085083|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttarakhand]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = Rudraprayag<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| population_total = 510<br />
| population_as_of = 2001<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
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| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = 1032/1000 [[female|♀]]/[[male|♂]] (2001)<br />
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'''Kalimath''' (originally known, and still sometimes called '''Kaviltha''') is a village in [[Rudraprayag District]] of the Indian state of [[Uttarakhand]]. It is regarded as a divine place and ''[[shakti peethas|shakti peeth]]''.<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
It lies at an altitude of around {{convert|6000|ft|m}} on the [[Sarasvati River|Saraswati river]] in the [[Himalayas]], surrounded by the peaks of [[Kedarnath]]. Kalimath is situated close to [[Ukhimath]] and [[Guptakashi]].<br />
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It is one of the ''Siddha Peeths'' of the region and is held in high religious esteem.<br />
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== Religion ==<br />
The temple of Goddess [[Kali]] there is visited by devotees year round, especially during the ''[[Navratras]]''.<ref>[http://rudraprayag.nic.in/pages/display/77-kalimath]</ref> This holy shrine is one of 108 Shakti Peethas in India as per Srimad Devi Bhagwat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.badarikedar.org/content-kedar.aspx?id=56 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-09-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328065320/http://www.badarikedar.org/content-kedar.aspx?id=56 |archivedate=28 March 2013 |df=dmy-all }}.</ref> The upper part of Kali is worshipped in [[Dhari Devi(Uttarakhand)|Dhari Devi]]. The remaining part in Kalimath religious tradition is that Kalimath is where Kali killed the demon [[Raktavija]] and went under the earth. Kalimath is the only place where the goddess [[Kali]] is worshipped along with her sisters [[Laxmi]] and [[Saraswati]].<br />
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No idol is worshipped in the temple. Instead the Sri Yantra is the object of devotion. On one day each year the goddess is taken out and Puja is performed at midnight, with only the chief priest present.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bestuttarakhand.com/villages/kalimath-in-rudraprayag |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223150949/http://www.bestuttarakhand.com/villages/kalimath-in-rudraprayag |archive-date=23 December 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Near the temple are other ancient temples to Laxmi, Saraswati, Gauri Shankar and many antique [[Shivling]]s, idols of [[Nandi (bull)|Nandi]] and [[Ganesh]], etc.<br />
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An eternal holy flame always burns in the temple of Laxmi. [[Bhairava]] Mandir is located nearby. Barti Baba is credited for preserving the sanctity of this holy shrine. All the people who met him and the locals say that he had a direct connection with Maa Kali.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/557055/Kalimath|title=Kalimath|website=wikimapia.org|language=en|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref><br />
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The guru and Member of Parliament, [[Satpal Maharaj]], set up a small [[Dharamshalas|Dharamshala]] near the temple where pilgrims can stay. About 2&nbsp;km east is Kunjethi village, hosting two temples of Mata Manana Devi and Mankameshwar Mahadev. 6&nbsp;km from Kalimath at the top of a hill there is a huge Kalishila and another one Kali Temple.<br />
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Barkha Giri Baba and Sarawati Mai lived there in a hut for many years.<br />
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== Notables ==<br />
The village is the birthplace of [[Kālidāsa|Kalidas]], a [[Sanskrit]] poet.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Rudraprayag district}}<br />
[[Category:Villages in Rudraprayag district]]</div>->Premeditated Chaos