Editing Patiala (section)

===Kali Devi Mandir===
[[File:Shri Kali Devi Patiala.jpg|thumb|The ''[[Murti]]'' of Maa kali at the [[Shri Kali Devi Temple, Patiala]]. The temple was commissioned by the Sikh ruler of Patiala, [[Bhupinder Singh of Patiala|Maharaja Bhupinder Singh]] in 1936.]]
[[Shri Kali Devi Temple, Patiala|Kali Devi Temple]] is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Maa Kaali]]. The temple was built by the Sikh ruler of the Patiala State, [[Bhupinder Singh of Patiala|Maharaja Bhupinder Singh]], who financed the building of the temple in his capital and oversaw its installation in 1936. Legend has it that the Maharaja built the temple to protect the city from flooding and performed annual sacrifice at the temple. Bhupinder Singh ruled the princely state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938. He brought the 6-ft statue of Divine Mother Kali and Paawan Jyoti from Bengal to Patiala and offered the first [[Animal sacrifice in Hinduism|Bali]] (sacrifice) of a water buffalo to the temple. Because of the temple's beautiful structure, it has been declared a national monument. This large complex attracts devotees, [[Hindu]] and [[Sikh]], from distant places.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

A much older temple of Raj Rajeshwari is also situated in the center of this complex. The temple is situated opposite the Baradari garden at Mall Road. Devotees offer mustard oil, daal (lentils), sweets, coconuts, bangles, and chunnis, goats, hens, and [[liquor]] to the Divine Mother here. As an average estimate, devotees offer more than 60,000 liquor bottles during Navratras alone, which are distributed to the beggars sitting outside the temple and go into a 'Sharab Kund' built on the temple's premises.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hdfcbank.com/personal/donate-online/religious-offering-inner/1323430251 | title=Donate your Offerings to Religious Institutes Online with HDFC Bank }}</ref>