Chinese Kali Mata Temple, This is a Hindu temple. The specialty of this temple is that, this temple was built by the people of China. The temple is located in the town of Tangra, 12 kilometers from the Indian state of Kolkata. The form of Mata Kali is worshiped in this temple. Not only the people of Hindu religion are affected by the glory of the mother, but people all over the world are affected, irrespective of any religion. This temple of Chinese Kali Mata got its name from Chinese because this temple was built by the people of China and most of the devotees of the temple are people of China.
This temple has been constructed 60 years ago, before this place some black stones were placed under a tree which was worshiped as Kali Mata. On this day, the health of a Chinese boy was very bad, then his family members worshiped it with the boy and after some time the boy was completely cured, after that the Chinese people living here built the temple of Kali Mata which is now became known as Chinese Kali Mata Temple.
In Hinduism, Prasad of sweets or laddu is offered to the goddess as a temple offering, but in this temple, Chinese food is offered to the goddess as prasad such as noodles, chopsies, rice and vegetable dishes etc.
All the festivals of Hindu religion are celebrated in this temple but the festivals of Diwali and Navratri are special. During this time the temple is decorated with flowers and lights. The puja in the temple is performed by a Bengali Pandit.