Kali Paltan Mandir, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh India

The Kali Paltan Mandir is a beautiful Hindu temple which is said to be the place from where the First war of Independence started in 1857. The temple is crowded on auspicious days and especially on every Monday of the week. The statues of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati are said to be extremely stunning and life like.

The Augarnath  temple is situated at Sadar Bazar, near Westend road in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh in north India. Augarnath temple is also known as Kalipaltan Mandir locally and is the site where the soldiers of the war of 1857 planned their operations. The temple is a little-known place of worship but of great historical importance all over northern India. Its significance comes out from religious significance but also for its distinctive role in India’s freedom struggle. The temple also has a memorial built to honour the martyrs of the revolt of 1857. A saint used to live here who asked Indian soldiers to destroy the British Empire. The old temple has been replaced by a modern version. It is believed that there is a self-manifested Shivalingam in the temple. This is one of the oldest temples of Lord Shiva in the city. On 10th May,1857 the Indian citizens had taken an oath at this place to secure freedom from the British. The Augarnath Temple is a heritage of our Culture and traditions.

It consists of two temples ,the God Shiva Mandir and the recently constructed Shri Krishna Mandir. A large number of devotees hold belief in this temple. It sees a huge number of Kanwariyas on Shiv Ratri.