Special cover released on Maa Kali Temple, Chandbali

Special cover released on Maa Kali Temple, Chandbali

The India Postal Department has released a special cover on the Chandbali Maa Kali Temple. Maa Dakhineshwar Kali is the presiding deity of Chandbali in the coastal district here of Odisha 29th September-2020.

This famous temple of Goddess Kali is about 100 years old. The yearly festival of Kali Puja of Chandbali is famous, which starts from Diwali and continues for ten days. Thousands of devotees come for darshan and offer puja. A lot has changed with time, the temple has renovated with beautiful architecture. Large idol of Maa Kali has been installed in the temple. My childhood memories are linked to this holy place. In our time during the festival, idol of Goddess Kali was made from mud. and after the festival, idols were immersed in the river.

The special postal cover was released at a special jointly organized by the Bhadrak Postal Division and Maa Dakhineshwari Kali Committee that was graced by Bhadrak Postal Division Superintendent Sarbeshwar Mishra as the chief guest while temple committee secretary Khageswar Bal, Sadhana Sahitya Sanskruti Parishad president Shrikant Mahalik, IPPB Bhadrak branch senior manager Priya Ranjan Rout, Chandbali Sub-Post Office postmaster Pradosh Kumar Sahu and Samantarapur Sub-Post Office postmaster Debashish Das were prominent among others on the dais.