What is the sthala katha — the legend — of Nalateswari Temple?

High medieval · Hindu · India

Nalateswari Temple

নলহাটি

Nalhati, Birbhum, West Bengal · 24.3000°, 87.8200°

Kalika as NalateshwariUndetermined—Shakti Peethadisputed

Contested attributions

This site is counted in the lists below by some sources and not others. We list the claim and the disagreement rather than silently picking a side.

Shakti Peetha — The Nalhati article calls Nalhateshwari one of the 51 Shakta pithas, the place where Sati's throat (nala) fell, citing a Bengali Aaj Tak report, while Wikipedia's combined Shakta pithas table lists it at entry 55, outside the first 51 (as of 2026). source

Sacred since

1000 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

dating unrecorded

Undetermined

History & significance

A Shakta pitha shrine in the Birbhum town of Nalhati, which takes its name from the temple. It is counted among the 51 seats of the goddess and draws pilgrims from across Bengal.