Gautam Adani visits Kolkata’s Kalighat Temple with wife Preeti Adani | WATCH

Kolkata (West Bengal): Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and his wife, Preeti Adani, offered prayers at the Kalighat temple in Kolkata on Thursday during their visit to the city.

Gautam Adani was dressed in a white kurta-pyjama, while Preeti Adani wore a beige suit with a red dupatta. After offering prayers, Preeti Adani said, “Jai Kali Maa.”

The temple visit was part of Adani’s Kolkata visit, which includes meetings with state officials and West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, with discussions reportedly centred on investment and industrial projects in the state.

Adhikari's earlier visit to Kalighat

Suvendu Adhikari had also visited the Kalighat Temple on September 11 on the occasion of Kaushiki Amavasya and offered prayers to Maa Kali. He also partook in the traditional bhog of pulao and fish in accordance with the temple’s customs.

Speaking to reporters after his prayers, Adhikari described Kaushiki Amavasya as a significant occasion in Sanatan culture and said the festival was being observed with devotion at major temples across the state, including Kalighat and Tarapith.

Adhikari also highlighted Kolkata’s spiritual significance, referring to its association with Maa Kali, Maa Durga, Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Maa Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda and Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

The Kalighat Temple is one of Kolkata’s prominent religious sites and holds an important place in Bengal’s religious and cultural traditions.

Bhog is an integral part of temple rituals, with the offerings varying according to local customs and occasions.